Tracksuited, denim and leather clad and hidden behind wrap-around sunglasses, the Cork five-piece, Cardinals, look like they’ve just stepped out of Warhol’s factory in Midtown Manhattan rather than the picturesque village of Kinsale. More than just looking cool, there is a coolness about them generally: a balance. Nothing is ever exhausted or in excess, from their gliding melodies to their gentle, composed lyricism, to live in a Cardinals song is to be surrounded by a grainy, monochromatic landscape that holds both a gritty rock and roll nostalgia and the rolling hills of Ireland’s traditional musical past.
Cardinals announce surprise intimate show at Bellobar, Dublin
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Limited tickets on sale now from singularartists.ie