Cardinals present their latest single, "Barbed Wire" alongside UK/IE tour dates
Cork band Cardinals have returned with "Barbed Wire" as the latest offering from their forthcoming debut album, Masquerade.
“It's very much inspired by the history of our city and the Gaol house that stood on the south gate bridge many years ago, lyrically I had hoped to evoke images of silhouetted city walls and security fences. Sometimes aesthetics can carry a song from its inception to its completion. Kevin Barry's novel 'City of Bohane' also served as inspiration for a gothic re-imagining of Cork,” says frontman Euan Manning.
"Barbed Wire", which lands alongside a black and white video by Xander Lewis, is the fourth song to be taken from their debut album, Masquerade, following recent singles, "Big Empty Heart" and "The Burning of Cork".
The band have a headline tour across mainland Europe in late November to round off the year and they've announced a full set of UK & Irish headline dates in support of Masquerade for March, with stops in Paris, Berlin, Dublin, London, Glasgow, and more.
Masquerade is set to land on 13 February via So Young Records, and is available to pre-order now.
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