Kasador Unleashes Powerful New EP ‘Kasador I’ with Grunge Anthem “Butterflies”

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Kingston, Ontario’s Kasador are thrilled to announce the release of their brand new EP, Kasador I. Featuring a powerful grunge anthem, “Butterflies,” the EP ushers in a bold new era for the band, blending raw energy with introspective lyricism.

This collection of songs marks the band’s strongest and most confident work to date, following their successful 2023 album Youth and years of touring across Canada and the US. With Kasador I, the band embraces creative freedom, allowing their personalities to shine through their music in its purest form.

The album’s focus track, “Butterflies,” is a thundering grunge anthem that showcases Kasador at their most powerful. Inspired by frontman Cameron Wyatt’s experience with tachysensia, a condition that distorts reality and causes time to feel like it’s moving quickly, “Butterflies” embodies the struggle of hiding inner turmoil while trying to carry on.

"Everyone has difficult emotions and struggles, but finding the strength to be vulnerable and forthcoming about personal struggles can be so, so difficult," says Wyatt.

“You’ll find yourself in beautiful and unexpected places when you give yourself total creative freedom,” Wyatt shares. “The quicker you can figure out the identity of a song and what makes it special and then commit to serving that, the better.”

Kasador recorded Kasador I with a newfound sense of camaraderie and creative confidence. "It was the easiest and most enjoyable experience we’ve had to date [recording]," the band reflects. "We went in with a strong collective vision and a trust in ourselves and each other."

The band’s commitment to authenticity and raw energy shines through on Kasador I. "We have a stronger identity and self-belief in what we’re doing, and that confidence is what has allowed us to break free from some of the rules we might’ve imposed upon ourselves in the past," Wyatt explains.

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Kasador has been busy. Over the past two years, the Kingston, Ontario band released their second full-length, 2023’s Youth, toured across Canada and the US, and went from a three-piece to a four-piece outfit. They hit major streaming milestones, won awards for their music videos, and scored spots on national Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts—the sort of successes every rock band dreams of.

Kasador—vocalist/guitarist Cameron Wyatt, guitarist Thomas Draper, bassist Boris Baker, and drummer Stephen Adubofuor—are interested in simply being a great rock and roll band in a time when connection, friction, and unpredictability are whittled away in favor of algorithmically dictated sameness. Their new material is loud, catchy, and confrontational, blending raw energy with thought-provoking lyrics and “Butterflies” emerging as a thundering grunge anthem.

This moment is years in the making. Kasador, who have shared stages with Arkells, July Talk, Sam Roberts Band, and The Glorious Sons, began a new era in 2016. In 2019, the band released their debut full-length Brood and Bloom, a dark, pensive collection of alt-rock, pop, and R&B that scored 350,000 plays in the first six months after release. The songs on Youth have collected more than 900,000 streams. Kasador’s momentum and energy is palpable, and this powderkeg of new material is ready to be set off.

If you want more dirty, raw, celebratory rock and roll in your life, stay tuned. Help is on the way.

CATCH KASADOR ON TOUR:

April 17 - Kelowna, BC - Red Bird Brewing

April 18 - Vancouver, BC - The Portside Pub

April 19 - Squamish, BC - Trickster's Hideout

April 23 - Calgary, AB - Modern Love

April 24 - Edmonton, AB - The Aviary

April 25 - Saskatoon, SK - Green Room

April 26 - Winnipeg, MB - The Osborne Taphouse

May 1 - Halifax, NS - The Basement

May 2 - Sydney, NS - Red Farm

May 3 - Pictou, NS - deCoste Performing Arts Centre

May 16 - Ottawa, ON - The Rainbow Bistro

June 6 - Sudbury, ON - Grace Hartman Amphitheatre *supporting Theory of a Deadman