Cardinals will release their highly-anticipated debut self-titled EP on June 7 via So Young Records.
We have already heard a steady run of new songs — “Unreal”, “Roseland”, “If I Could Make You Care”, and now the band shares a fourth preview of the release, “Nineteen”. It is a short and direct rocker, inspired by the songs of Buddy Holly, and is out alongside the fun performance video.
Watch below and pre-order the EP here.
Today, Irish indie rock group Cardinals announced their debut self-titled EP, which will be out June 7 via So Young Records.
Along with the news they are sharing a new single “If I Could Make You Care”, the expansive nearly 6-minute-long number. It is raw, honest, and utterly captivating — the loud guitars are there, as well as some great accordion!
Addressing the song, frontman Euan Manning shared the following insights regarding its themes: “There’s not much to say about the lyrics of the song past its title which was stolen from Frank Sinatra’s ‘I Could Make You Care’. It was co-written between myself and Oskar and we worked away at it quietly until it became something special between us. The arrangement with the band brought the drama and scale, it grew into something bigger than we expected. It was a great relief to write the song, like we had come to the end of some part of our lives”.
Listen below and pre-order the EP here.
Cardinals return today with “Runaway”, their follow-up to last year’s debut single proper, “Roseland”. It is another standout track that exemplifies the band’s energy and timeless indie rock sound and is a shining example of why they are one of the coolest new outfits that appeared on the scene recently.
Frontman Euan Manning had the following to say about the song:
“Unreal was written in the back of a Ford Transit van that I happened to be living in at the time. It reminds me of warm days spent on the beaches at home back in Cork. I remember learning a Beach Boys song, taking one of the chords from it, and building a whole new song, this one, around it”.
Watch below and get the track here.
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