# Cardinal | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/cardinal
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/cardinal/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 05:09 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/cardinal
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/cardinal/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/cardinal/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Cardinal
- Visible lyric pages: 4

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `cardinal`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 05:09 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-eea34cbe5a4fb87a
- Visible lyric pages: 4
- Pages with stored lyric text: 4
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 8160
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: In Dreams, Oxygen, Paranoia, and Psychosis
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Cardinal formed in 2005 around vocalist and guitarist Josh Card, with bassist Ryan Mendez, drummer John Ransom, and keyboardist Darren Brown. Their debut album 'The Silent March' came out in 2009, drawing from post-punk, shoegaze, and psychedelic sounds. The band's 2011 album 'In Dreams' gave them their signature song, a drifting piece that became something of an anthem for listeners drawn to their atmospheric style. Keyboardist Darren Brown left in...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. In Dreams — https://lyroverse.com/cardinal/in-dreams
2. Oxygen — https://lyroverse.com/cardinal/oxygen
3. Paranoia — https://lyroverse.com/cardinal/paranoia
4. Psychosis — https://lyroverse.com/cardinal/psychosis