Kadeema Unveil Debut EP ‘Napoleon Tornapart,’ Hear Latest Single “Beat Up Car”

HEAR LATEST SINGLE “BEAT UP CAR”

Southern Ontario’s Kadeema are charting a new path with their debut eight-song EP, Napoleon Tornapart, officially available to stream + purchase wherever you get your music today. 

Watch the duo perform the EP’s gritty new single, “Beat Up Car,” live at TAPE Studios, on YouTube now.

Songwriters Jimmy Chauveau (vocals) and Tal Vaisman (guitar/vocals) worked closely with producer and drummer, Isaac Carpenter (AWOLNATION, Duff McKagan, Adam Lambert) to create a tongue-in-cheek collection of rock songs that range from empowering to reflective, capturing the ups and downs of day-to-day life. Carpenter served as the group’s de facto third member, developing an environment that allowed Kadeema to write and record with complete freedom.  

This can be heard in the record’s varied production, including “Beat Up Car,” which pairs triumphant riffs with blunt lyricism, acknowledging and exploring dejection and loss.

1. Good Lies

2. Gotta Get It

3. What Are We Not Saying Now?

4. Average Paranoid

5. Beat Up Car

6. Doin It Right

7. Like It Or Leave It

8. Skeleton

The title Napoleon Tornapart, like the EP’s lyrics, juxtaposes adversity with humour. “It’s the idea that any human can be brought down by the day,” says Chauveau. “I love the idea of a military-esque man just broken over a table, almost like a Renaissance painting.” 

Kadeema has written a body of work that doesn’t shy away from their experiences of personal and professional imprisonment, yet it crucially harnesses the ability to rebuild and live honestly through life’s challenges. “We wrote the songs that felt like the right thing at the time because they really reflected our lives,” acknowledges Vaisman.

At the core of Napoleon Tornapart is a message that resonates, one of finding catharsis and light through one’s darkest moments. The EP affirms that it is okay to be struggling and to want more from one’s life. Through writing these songs, Kadeema have found empowerment and a renewed sense of identity.