"How do you feel about the accordion? It's an instrument that might make you think of genres like Zydeco or Polka, or cities like Paris or Dublin. Or maybe Weird Al. Finn Manning, who plays accordion in Irish band Cardinals, wields his instrument with subtle panache - it's central to their sound, but never used in a way that feels clichéd or predictable. His playing is melodic but textural, adding deep crimson and violet notes to Cardinals' dark, romantic sound."
"It's another light February week for releases - I don't think I'd want to put out a record on Friday the 13th either, or have the pressure of Valentine's Day Weekend - but there are still two great new albums, including the debut album from a new Irish band and one from an Indie Basement regular. Plus: the latest witty album from The Paranoid Style and a lost record from 1983 by post-punk greats Wall of Voodoo."
February releases are light, with two standout albums: Cardinals' confident debut Masquerade mixes post-punk and accordion-driven romance, led by Finn Manning's melodic, textural accordion. A witty new album from The Paranoid Style and a rediscovered 1983 Wall of Voodoo record supplement the releases. A deluxe reissue of a 1994 DC shoegaze/indiepop gem appears as the Indie Basement Classic. Notable reviews cover Converge and Charli XCX's Wuthering Heights soundtrack. BV Interviews features Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey of Heavenly and related projects. New collaborations include Laibach with Richard X and Kevin Morby with Aaron Dessner; Martin Carr and White Fence announced albums.
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