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The episode features a detailed track-by-track analysis of Cardinal's self-titled album.

Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking. Email me tonight and we will give ourselves away tonight: ⁠backtrackingrox@gmail.com⁠ LISTEN TO THE ALBUM Cardinal “Cardinal” CHAPTERS 0:00: It’s Gettin’ Hot in the Heat Dome 0:20: A Twee Theme 1:19: The Quotable Eric Matthews 4:46: The Baroque & Twee JW Hall 10:38: Housekeeping? Homekeeping. 15:33: The Basics 24:25: Portland, Tony Lash, & the Elliott Smith Connection 30:00: Influencers & Influencees 35:50: Overall Impressions 50:15: Side A, Track 1: If You Believe in Christmas Trees 1:04:30: Side A, Track 2: Last Poems 1:09:49: Side A, Track 3: Big Mink 1:20:15: Side A, Track 4: You’ve Lost Me There 1:26:50: Side A, Track 5: Public Melody #1 1:31:30: Cliffhanger! BACKTRACKING SOCIALS Twitter: ⁠@backtrackingrox⁠ YouTube: ⁠@backtrackingrox⁠ Instagram: ⁠@backtrackingrox⁠ Reddit: ⁠u/backtrackingrox⁠ SEASON 3 BAND DIRECTORY Asia ⁠Official Website⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠X (Twitter)⁠ Barenaked Ladies ⁠Official Website⁠ | ⁠Bandcamp⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ |…

People in this episode

Host: Backtracking

Topics covered

• album review
• music analysis
• influential bands
• track by track
• nostalgia

Keywords

• Cardinal
• album review
• music podcast
• track analysis
• influential bands

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cardinal

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