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Text from article reads: It’s obvious to anybody that has seen
them play that Cardinal Bay are a force to be reckoned with. From thunderous
new music to playing most of the show in the crowd, the Bridgewater 5-piece are
nothing short of determined to deliver a good set.
Besides, it’s not as if they don’t have
the experience to do just that. All five members have played in other bands in
the local scene but joined forces in 2014 to make the post-hardcore super group
that is Cardinal Bay.
Now they’re preparing to unleash their
second EP ‘Answers’ on May 13th 2016, which all but formed the
set list for their incredible performance at Leamington Spa’s Zephyr Lounge
last week.
The set opened with new single ‘Answers’
which tackles a solemn and conspicuous social issue with all the energy that it
deserves.
“The track ‘Answers’ is about divorce
and how it affects any young children of those parents” the band have said
“It’s about how a child might perceive the situation, perhaps believing or only
hearing one side of a story … and not understanding until they’re older, trying
to find ‘the answers’ themselves…”
With a vivacious drum track from Matt
Ward, ‘Answers’ translates perfectly in a live setting and the dash of scream
adds the edge that the topic needs.
Once the precedent had been set the
rest of the night kept up the pace showcasing what could be the most promising
EP release of the year.
Vocalist Josh Rogers complained of a
scratchy voice but it didn’t hold him back one bit, launching into the crowd
and staying there for a majority of the set you would have to be blind to miss
his undeniable vigour.
‘Hold Tight’ and ‘Way Back Home’ from
last year’s EP (of the same name as the latter) were also thrown into the mix. Both
tracks have stood the test of that short time and stack up nicely against the
new offerings. Somehow they add even more raw brashness to the live performance
and it will be a sad day when either disappears from Cardinal Bay’s set list.
It was an electrifying performance and
remarkably distinguished. If this is their output at 18 months then the potential
here is staggering, they may well be able to outdo those artists they’re
constantly compared to. Watch out Mallory Knox.
But yes, all of that is completely
obvious to anybody who has seen Cardinal Bay live. But what might not be
obvious is that they do really questionable things before they walk out on
stage and would completely sell out given half a chance to tour with Justin Bieber.
No seriously, you can hear all about it on our YouTube channel.
- · Catch Cardinal Bay on the main stage at Teddy Rocks Festival at the Blandford Forum, Dorset, on April 30th 2016
- · The explosive second EP ‘Answer’s will be released on May 13th 2016
- · Watch the video for new single ‘Answer’s on the bands Facebook
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