Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Experience the raw energy and atmospheric sound of Cardinals live at 2 Meter Sessions. In this exclusive 2026 session, the rising six-piece from Cork, Ireland, delivers a captivating performance that blends gritty indie-rock with shimmering shoegaze textures.
Cardinals have quickly become one of the most talked-after new bands in the Irish scene, known for their eclectic sound that ranges from accordion-inflected folk-rock to wall-of-sound guitar epics. This session for the Dutch music platform 2 Meter Sessies captures the band at their most intimate and powerful, featuring songs from their acclaimed debut album Masquerade.
Setlist:
00:00 Barbed Wire
03:04 I Like You
08:06 Masquerade
11:12 As I Breathe
17:38 St. Agnes
Watch the individual songs now if you haven’t yet:
- I Like You: youtu.be/1IQ8zT7fQnk
- St. Agnes: youtu.be/0ggkXX6_tAc
► Subscribe for more exclusive 2 Meter Sessions: bit.ly/2OX4S8t
► 2 Meter Sessions playlist: bit.ly/38fbO9I
► Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi/39vt6iS
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About 2 Meter Sessions
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Based in the Netherlands, 2 Meter Sessions is an independent, ongoing (new) music platform with a great legacy. Monthly we film 3 to 4 sessions with promising and breakthrough acts from all over the world.
Many well-known acts have visited the show; from James Taylor, Elliott Smith and David Crosby to Damien Jurado, Ben Howard and Josh Ritter, via Radiohead, Nirvana, Coldplay and Foo Fighters. Archive footage can regularly be seen in (theatrical) documentary movies, like “Mystify: Michael Hutchence” (with footage of our session with INXS, filmed in 1997), “Heaven Adores You” (with footage of our session with Elliott Smith, filmed in 1998) and “All I Can Say” (with footage of our session with Blind Melon, filmed in 1993).
The show started back in 1987 by radio presenter Jan Douwe Kroeske. On his popular national radio show he persuaded New-Zealand band Crowded House to play a couple of songs. The response of the public was so great, that 2 Meter Sessions quickly became a household name. In 1993, the show made a successful transition to national television. From there the show became a national phenomenon, for over 10 years, with filmed sessions of new talent, breakthrough acts and arrived career artists. Almost a million of 2 Meter Sessions cd’s were sold in the Netherlands.
• Subscribe to our Youtube-channel for more unique music sessions: bit.ly/2OX4S8t
• Playlist with over 150 well-known 2 Meter Sessions clips since 1993: bit.ly/38fbO9I
• Listen to 2 Meter Sessions on Spotify: spoti.fi/39vt6iS
• http://www.2metersessies.nl
• instagram.com/2metersessions
• facebook.com/2metersessies
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#Cardinals #2MeterSessions #FullSession #Masquerade #LiveInStudio #CardinalsBand #I_Like_You #BarbedWire #MasqueradeSong #StAgnes #AsIBreathe #LiveMusic #IndieRock #ElectricPerformance
Experience the raw energy and atmospheric sound of Cardinals live at 2 Meter Sessions. In this exclusive 2026 session, the rising six-piece from Cork, Ireland, delivers a captivating performance that blends gritty indie-rock with shimmering shoegaze textures.
Cardinals have quickly become one of the most talked-after new bands in the Irish scene, known for their eclectic sound that ranges from accordion-inflected folk-rock to wall-of-sound guitar epics. This session for the Dutch music platform 2 Meter Sessies captures the band at their most intimate and powerful, featuring songs from their acclaimed debut album Masquerade.
Setlist:
00:00 Barbed Wire
03:04 I Like You
08:06 Masquerade
11:12 As I Breathe
17:38 St. Agnes
Watch the individual songs now if you haven’t yet:
- I Like You: youtu.be/1IQ8zT7fQnk
- St. Agnes: youtu.be/0ggkXX6_tAc
► Subscribe for more exclusive 2 Meter Sessions: bit.ly/2OX4S8t
► 2 Meter Sessions playlist: bit.ly/38fbO9I
► Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi/39vt6iS
====================
About 2 Meter Sessions
====================
Based in the Netherlands, 2 Meter Sessions is an independent, ongoing (new) music platform with a great legacy. Monthly we film 3 to 4 sessions with promising and breakthrough acts from all over the world.
Many well-known acts have visited the show; from James Taylor, Elliott Smith and David Crosby to Damien Jurado, Ben Howard and Josh Ritter, via Radiohead, Nirvana, Coldplay and Foo Fighters. Archive footage can regularly be seen in (theatrical) documentary movies, like “Mystify: Michael Hutchence” (with footage of our session with INXS, filmed in 1997), “Heaven Adores You” (with footage of our session with Elliott Smith, filmed in 1998) and “All I Can Say” (with footage of our session with Blind Melon, filmed in 1993).
The show started back in 1987 by radio presenter Jan Douwe Kroeske. On his popular national radio show he persuaded New-Zealand band Crowded House to play a couple of songs. The response of the public was so great, that 2 Meter Sessions quickly became a household name. In 1993, the show made a successful transition to national television. From there the show became a national phenomenon, for over 10 years, with filmed sessions of new talent, breakthrough acts and arrived career artists. Almost a million of 2 Meter Sessions cd’s were sold in the Netherlands.
• Subscribe to our Youtube-channel for more unique music sessions: bit.ly/2OX4S8t
• Playlist with over 150 well-known 2 Meter Sessions clips since 1993: bit.ly/38fbO9I
• Listen to 2 Meter Sessions on Spotify: spoti.fi/39vt6iS
• http://www.2metersessies.nl
• instagram.com/2metersessions
• facebook.com/2metersessies
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#Cardinals #2MeterSessions #FullSession #Masquerade #LiveInStudio #CardinalsBand #I_Like_You #BarbedWire #MasqueradeSong #StAgnes #AsIBreathe #LiveMusic #IndieRock #ElectricPerformance
