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ALBUM PROPER
1. If You Believe in Christmas Trees

2. Last Poems
3. Big Mink
4. You’ve Lost Me There
5. Public Melody #1
6. Dream Figure
7. Tough Guy Tactics
8. Angel Darling
9. Singing to the Sunshine
10. Silver Machines

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This long-out-of-print classic was praised by critics everywhere and still makes

appearances on “top ten” lists today including: Rolling Stone, MOJO, Billboard, SPIN,
Entertainment Weekly, NME, the New York Times, and the list continues.

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The deluxe re-issue features 11 new bonus tracks and extensive liner notes from

both Davies and Matthews

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Completely re-mastered by the original engineer, Tony Lash

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The original Cardinal record (released in 1994 by Flydaddy Records) sold well over

30,000 copies

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Both Richard Davies and Eric Matthews went on to find success in solo careers and

have cult followings worldwide.

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Full press and radio campaign to over 400 publications and 300 radio stations

CARDINAL

Empyrean Records Contact:

David Silva | 401.245.0777

[e-mail]

PO Box 197 | Warren, RI 02885

**NOT EXPORTABLE TO EUROPE**

Originally released by Flydaddy Records in 1994, Cardinal earned
accolades and rave reviews from just about everyone – including 'top tens'
in the Village Voice, The New York Times, and NME, among others – and
still continues to do so today. Although the band only released one full-
length album, it was just enough to get the attention of critics and fans alike.

Cardinal was formed by Richard Davies, Eric Matthews, and Bob Fay
following Richard’s relocation to Boston after the demise of his Australian
art-rock band, The Moles. Having met at a Deluxx show in nearby
Cambridge, the three collaborated and recorded the Toy Bell EP in Sept.
’93, the debut release for Cardinal. Bob Fay left the band for Sebadoh
soon thereafter, leaving Richard and Eric to write and compose Cardinal’s
first and only full-length, recorded in the Spring of ’94 in Portland, OR.

Recorded in three weeks with Tony Lash (Heatmiser) and Thee Slayer
Hippy (Poison Idea, Gruntruck) less than two months after Richard recorded
The Moles Instinct in NYC, Cardinal, the eponymous full-length, was further
testimony to Richard’s songwriting and an introduction to the beauty of Eric
Matthews’ music. More of a collaboration and less stark and haunting than
The Moles, Cardinal’s music is lush and inspiring. It is pop music that revels
in its pretensions.

Both Richard Davies and Eric Matthews have since gone on to find
success in solo careers.

“Cardinal is a remarkable pop recording in
the most classic sense of ‘pop’…it demands
your attention.”

– Magnet

“The most brilliantly understated album of
1994.”

– New York Times

“The new fin de siècle approach to rock. It’s
dandyism that manages to care. It’s
decadence without the stench.”

– Village Voice

“Cardinal should be capable of approximating
– wait for it – a religious experience.”

– Melody Maker

“Cardinal’s lush eerie pop doesn’t so much
hark back to bygone eras as celebrate the
timelessness of songwriting genius.”

– Paper

“…one of the strongest releases of 1994…”

– Rolling Stone

“Sheer brilliance.”

– CMJ

BONUS MATERIAL
11. Forest Theme
12. If You Believe in Christmas Trees (demo)
13. Willow Willow
14. You’ve Lost Me There (demo)
15. Out-Take
16. Tribute to a Crow
17. Tough Guy Tactics (demo)
18. Say the Words Impossible (demo)
19. Poolside ’75
20. Sweatshirt Gown
21. Say the Words Impossible (b-side)

featuring

Richard Davies

and

Eric Matthews