How did we get by before the internet? Cardinal’s always been one of those mythical bands to me – I’ve read about them, heard bands influenced by them, but I can’t recall ever seeing one of their CDs in a record store. It wasn’t until Spotify emerged that I finally got to check out this duo (look up Cardinal’s re-issued 1994 self-titled debut with eleven bonus tracks!) and hear their sweet pop songs.
Richard Davies and Eric Matthews earned comparisons to the Beatles and Bee Gees when they were creating music in the mid-90s, a time in which that music wasn’t exactly en vogue. But after just one release, the duo split, each member moving on to other recording projects.
In early 2012, Davies and Matthews will release their long-overdue sophomore release, Hymns, and the hipster kids (and music supervisors on quirky coming-of-age flicks) sound go apeshit over this retro orchestral-pop sound. Here’s a little taste of what to expect.
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