Cardinals Tease Debut Album 'Masquerade' With New Single The Burning Of Cork
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Steve Gullick
Cardinals have released a new single, The Burning Of Cork.
Serving up gritty guitars and a dark, brooding rock-orientated sound, the harrowing track arrives with a Greg Purcell-directed video. Frontman Euan Manning said:
"The song takes its name from the act of terror inflicted upon Cork City by the British Army's Black and Tan forces in December 1920. It's the record at its heaviest and most menacing."
The song is the latest preview of the Cork band's debut album, 'Masquerade', due out on February 13 via the tastemaker label So Young Records. Recorded with producer Shrink at London's RAK Studios in the summer, the 10-track project also includes the summer single Big Empty Heart and the title track, which came out in September.
Cardinals are currently on the road supporting NewDad at shows across the UK and Ireland, before embarking on a headline tour across mainland Europe next month. Head here for details. Tickets are on sale now.
'Masquerade' tracklist:
1. She Makes Me Real
2. St. Agnes
3. Masquerade
4. I Like You
5. Over At Last
6. Anhedonia
7. Barbed Wire
8. Big Empty Heart
9. The Burning of Cork
10. As I Breathe
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