Ahead of their debut EP releasing 7th of June, Cardinals release new two minute single ‘Nineteen‘. The Cork 5 piece band’s latest was premiered by Steve Lamacq on his BBC 6 Music show last night.
Front man Euan Manning had the following to say about ‘Nineteen‘:
“Nineteen came from a desire to write a song that was shorter than two minutes, I had been listening to lots of Buddy Holly and he’s got some great short songs. It was written very quickly in a practice session but was about four minutes originally so we whittled it down to the 1 minutes and 53 seconds you hear now. The lyrics were the first thing that came to mind, usually I’d go home and do re-writes but these were simple somehow, I liked them enough to keep them as they were.”
And on their upcoming EP:
“It’s a collection of songs that were written when we were living and playing in Cork City. It’s pop music at its core, personal, youthful, and, if you can see past the chaos and noise it’s extremely warm. There’s a narrative if you’ve got the heart to look for it. It’s our first EP and we’re looking forward to it being out there for everyone to hear.”
The EP will be released on limited edition 12″ Cream vinyl and in addition, there will be a Rough Trade exclusive edition which will include both the vinyl and a lyric booklet.
Cardinals live:
May:
9th Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
11th Yes (Basement), Manchester
12th McChullis, Glasgow
14th The Windmill, London
15th The Joiners, Southampton
16th The Great Escape, Brighton
24th Róisín Dubh, Galway
25th Kasbah Social Club, Limerick
26th Cyprus Avenue, Cork
