Cardinals - Cardinals - Crean Color Vinyl Record 45 RPM

Cardinals began as a joke between two sixteen-year-olds in a sleepy fishing town in southern Ireland. After taking the joke to heart, their journey led them to Cork's live music scene. Frontman Euan Manning shares, "We wanted to juxtapose ourselves; we have pop-leaning influences and didn't want to shy away from that.' Now, barely twenty, this six-piece band is reshaping alternative music in Ireland. They blend the heart of Irish music with contemporary influences, creating an eclectic mix of shoegaze, Irish trad folk, and rock with 60s Wall of Sound elements, producing a punk-inflected noise that 'wants to be warm pop.' Central to their music is a narrative arc reflecting vulnerability. Euan states, "I've heard music and seen films and somehow felt less alone. If we can do that for someone else, then that's cool in my books.'

• 1 Twist and Turn
• 2 Unreal
• 3 Roseland
• 4 Amphetamines
• 5 Nineteen
• 6 If I Could Make You Care