Masquerade - Cardinals [CD]

These are emotionally expansive songs, some simmering with an undercurrent of violence, cynicism or fervent discontent ('Anhedonia', 'The Burning of Cork', 'Barbed Wire') and others gleaming with a bright-eyed vulnerability. A vivid first half contrasts a darker second and crafts a record with a clear A-side and B-side. A nod to the band's collective love of vinyl, that tonal shift takes its cue from a variety of expected and unexpected influences - from the brittle honesty of folk to the theatrical melodrama of goth-rock.

Disc 1
1. She Makes Me Real - Cardinals
2. St. Agnes - Cardinals
3. Masquerade - Cardinals
4. I Like You - Cardinals
5. Over at Last - Cardinals
6. Anhedonia - Cardinals
7. Barbed Wire - Cardinals
8. Big Empty Heart - Cardinals
9. The Burning of Cork - Cardinals
10. As I Breathe - Cardinals