Title: “Young Cardinals”
Release Date: February 2, 2019
Recorded: 2017 – 2019 – Village Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop-Punk, Rock
Length: 75:41
Label: Studio60 Records
Producers: Riot! In The Boulevard, Cara Zayn, Christian Fallon
“Young Cardinals” is the sixth studio album released by American rock band 'Riot! In The Boulevard' and seventh overall album released from the Las Vegas based trio of Adam Benjamin, Amy Meyer and Jason Greenberg. Produced by all three members of Riot! In The Boulevard alongside Cara Zayn and Christian Fallon. It will mark the final album by the group before they began what they have called an 'indefinite hiatus', stating personal issues and the need to step away from the machine as the primary reasons for their decision to part ways. “Young Cardinals” is an album that has been in the works since 2017 and has been plagued by numerous delays over the previous three years. It has seen nine singles released since the lead single “Asylum”, dropped on August 6, 2016 and was followed by “Swinging For The Fences”, “Pop Culture x Hungry Vulture”, “Comeback Kids”, “Fireworks Over Vegas”, “Young Cardinals”, “Dead On Arrival”, “Faking Happiness Until It's Found” and the final and most recent single, “Nomads”.
In a post on their website announcing the album, the group said the following;
Quote:““Friends, this is the part we've been dreading for the longest time. In 2010 we made the decision to hire a van and Adam's parents booked and drove us to gigs at malls and proms and all kinds of events that we had no right to be performing at all around the mid-west. It was almost a year later when we were signed by Nomad Records and ever since that day all of our lives changed. They put us on tours with the likes of 'Reported Failure', “Suburban Sunrise”, “Dead Roses”, “Infinite” and “Mind” in just over a year and were kind enough to get five kids into a recording studio and begin to live this sort of messed up fantasy life. We put out or self-titled debut album in July 2011 and everything changed from that moment on in the best and worst ways (mostly best though!)
Since signing that record deal and a few other deals along the way, (Nomad, North Hill and Studio60) we've released five studio albums and twenty-seven singles, one e.p and one live album. Completed four headlining world tours and a whole bunch of supporting tours and festival performances. I think we may have seen every corner of this world and had people sing our words back to us which is just crazy. We've been through a whole lot of ups and downs and from a bunch of kids that were thrust into this world sooner than any of us would have ever expected, I think we did alright. We've had our share of sadness and struggles along the way, two original members left the band and took with them their friendship. We've personally lost loved ones over these years and blamed ourselves for not being around enough despite not ever truly being able to kick the habit of travelling and working.
From a personal point of view, 2017 and 2018 was the most difficult period that I have faced and the songs from this next record will shed some light on that. I apologize that an album that was initially supposed to be released in 2017 hasn't came out yet, from a band well known for their productivity we've really that reputation slide over the last couple of years however unintentional. I hope you can forgive that and I hope that these new songs will go some way to appease the delay. I've hated it as much as you's have.
But I thank you for your support over the years, it's been everything. The passion will live on forever, but sadly the band will not. There was always going to be a time when we had to draw a line under the banner of 'Riot! In The Boulevard' and with the release of “Nomads” on January 26 and the long-awaited release of “Young Cardinals” on February 2. We say goodbye. Unfortunately we will not be in a position to play these songs live but would certainly hope to play them for you one day. I can't say when that day will be, I definitely don't see it being any time in the near future. This band isn't dead, it's just resting it's eyes. We're calling it an indefinite hiatus, let's hope that it is.
Always with love.
Riot! In The Boulevard xoxo
In terms of the album, fans can expect the trio's final attempt to be a sprawling and emotional epic. With eighteen songs on the record we see the band fire fast and furiously through songs of nostalgia and anger and slowly come to terms with broken friendships and the acceptance of growing older. It's being looked at as the final album by “Riot! In The Boulevard”, a band that has defied the regular trappings of fame and success and remained as true to their audience as they have ever been. It'll be released through Studio60 Records on February 2, 2019.
Tracklisting;1. “Young Cardinals” (4:29)
2. “Swinging for the Fences” (4:02)
3. “Down with the Ship” (4:36)
4. “Asylum” (4:12)
5. “Comeback Kids” (4:49)
6. “Bring on the Rapture” (6:17)
7. “My Silent Reputation's On the Line” (3:14)
8. “The Face You Fear The Most” (4:49)
9. “Fireworks Over Vegas” (2:11)
10. “Mercenaries” (4:38)
11. “Dead On Arrival” (4:29)
12. “Fake a Smile” (4:11)
13. “Nothing Lasts Forever” (4:02)
14. “Pop Culture x Hungry Vulture” (3:58)
15. “Faking Happiness Until It's Found” (4:56)
16. “Perfect Melodies and Hardcore Breakdowns” (3:04)
17. “What Will Your Legacy Be?” (5:02)
18. “Nomads” (5:22)
Singles;#01 – Asylum (August 6, 2016) [#1]
#02 – Swinging for the Fences (February 4, 2017) [#2]
#03 – Pop Culture x Hungry Vulture (May 6, 2017) [#2]
#04 – Comeback Kids (June 17, 2017) [#1]
#05 – Fireworks Over Vegas (August 19, 2017) [#2]
#06 – Young Cardinals (December 30, 2017) [#3]
#07 – Dead On Arrival (July 17, 2018) [#1]
#08 – Faking Happiness Until It's Found (July 17, 2018) [#4]
#09 – Nomads (January 26, 2019) [#TBC]
Personnel;Amy Meyer - lead vocals, piano, lyrics, composition, production
Adam Benjamin - rhythm guitar, lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, lyrics, composition, production
Jason Greenberg - bass guitar, lyrics, composition, production
Billie Langdon - drums, percussion
Christian Fallon – guitar, synthesizers, production, mixing
Cara Zayn – production, mixing, engineering
