Lafcadio (clockwise from lower right, Karl Hofstetter, Ben Masbaum, Zach Peterson and Jon Daily) will perform Friday at the Melody Inn. (Photo provided by Joyful Noise Recordings)

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The members of experimental rock band Lafcadio call their new album "Kibosh," but don't interpret the title as a farewell statement.

Lafcadio guitarist Jon Daily says there's no meaning attached to the album title, even if to put a kibosh on something means to bring it to an end.

"It's a funny word, and you can pronounce it two ways," he explains.

"Kibosh" is the second album created by Lafcadio, a quartet composed of Daily, vocalist-bass player Ben Masbaum, guitarist Zach Peterson and drummer Karl Hofstetter.

Former Gogglesphere members Masbaum, Daily and Peterson have played music together since 2000. Hofstetter owns the Joyful Noise label that releases Lafcadio recordings.

The Indianapolis-based musicians will celebrate the release of "Kibosh" Friday at the Melody Inn. With $7 admission, attendees will receive a voucher for a copy of the CD.

Indy.com recently caught up with the members of Lafcadio for a discussion about their heavy and unpredictable music:

On stylistic boundaries:

"We don't call ourselves straight metal," Peterson says. "We're too weird for that. But the people who like us usually lean toward the metal side. We're too heavy for the indie-rock kids, though, and we're not heavy enough for the real headbangers."

On the band's intricate sound:

"I think part of why people might think we rehearse a ton is just because we've rehearsed so many times," Hofstetter says. "We don't necessarily rehearse a lot per week or per month. Over time, we've been able to play together."

On songwriting within the band:

"Songs usually start with riffs," Daily says. "Someone has an off-signature riff and Karl puts some crazy drum beat to it that's off-signature, also. Someone adds a little other guitar part." Hofstetter adds: "It's not uncomfortable. You can tell someone that their part sucks, and it's OK."

On making "Kibosh," the follow-up to 2006 concept album "Sham Duvet":

" 'Kibosh' is a bunch of nonsense," Daily says. "The lyrics are really about nothing. The words just flow nice together. The songs are different than what we've done before. They're definitely harder." Masbaum adds: "We wanted to have fun with writing music, and not have to really concentrate so much on lyrical content."

On the cover art for "Kibosh":

"It's a mock 1979 Sears catalog cover," Hofstetter says. "It features a barbecue scene where we're eating stuffed animals." Daily adds: "I can't imagine walking down a CD aisle and seeing that cover and not saying, 'What is this?' "

On February dates in Michigan and Wisconsin:

"We've been out to the East Coast and out West a little bit," Peterson says. "Kids in Detroit and Flint and Grand Rapids and Lansing and over in Milwaukee like us. So we go back." Masbaum adds: "Our music is pretty angry, and we figure they're all pretty angry up there."