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Cardinal
Rock · 2016 · 13 tracks · 47m

Cardinal

A breakthrough fusion of literary emo and alt-country. Intimate basement recordings defined by crying pedal steel, syncopated rhythms, and unflinching sincerity.

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It's like if a math-rock band grew up on a farm and read too much David Foster Wallace.

A deeply sincere exploration of friendship and self-doubt wrapped in warm, interlocking guitars.

Cardinal · vs · Pinegrove
Raw+1.5σ

The vocals lean notably further into raw than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 47m
01
Old Friends
3:28
02
Cadmium
4:12
03
Then Again
2:39
04
Aphasia
4:31
05
Visiting
3:07
06
Waveform
4:31
07
Size of the Moon
4:47
08
New Friends
3:17
09
Paterson + Leo
1:25
10
Waveform (demo)
4:39
11
Aphasia
4:05
12
Old Friends (Schuylkill session)
3:42
13
New Friends (Schuylkill session)
3:05
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive vocal peak in Aphasia where the frustration of being misunderstood finally breaks into a desperate, melodic howl.
The way the pedal steel sighs through the opening of Old Friends, immediately grounding the record in a specific, rural nostalgia.
The rhythmic shift in Size of the Moon where the math-rock complexity suddenly resolves into a straightforward, cathartic anthem.
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