Nathan Cardiff
Nathan has contributed to I Heart Local Music since November 2012. He lives in Kansas City, MO.
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Album Review: Elliot Fox – “Self Portraits”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . December 5, 2017
Elliot Fox’s Self Portraits starts with a seven and a half minute banger that simultaneously brings a sense of dread and comfort. The brooding electronic

Album Review: Wick and The Tricks – “Not Enough”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . October 20, 2017
Shredding and sneering command Not Enough, the four-track EP from Kansas City’s Wick and The Tricks. Opening track “Yr So Rad” slaps hypocrisy in the

Album Review: Plains – “Plains”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . October 5, 2017
Is it future or is it past? Plains have released their follow-up to 2014’s full length Plains with the five track album… Plains. The name

Album Review: The Roseline – “Blood”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . October 2, 2017
Slow burn songs stand front and center on Blood, the new LP from country champions The Roseline. The follow-up to 2015’s Townie showcases Colin Halliburton’s

Album Review: Pink Royal – “Do You Mind”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . August 30, 2017
The infectious groovepop outfit Pink Royal have released a six song EP with the dog days of summer winding down into the crisp autumn. But

Album Review: Houseproud – “Just Choose One”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . August 24, 2017
The surfy sounds of Houseproud are perfect for a summer drive at night; the warm air cooling with every strum of the guitar or note

Album Review: Folklore Suburbia – “Space Ladies From Outer Space”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . July 6, 2017
About two-thirds of the way through Folklore Suburbia’s album Space Ladies From Outer Space there is a drastic shift in style. The band spends the

Album Review: Fourth Of July – “On The Plains” Tenth Anniversary
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . June 27, 2017
Editor’s note: High Dive Records is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Fourth of July’s On The Plains with a vinyl release. Writer Nathan Cardiff

Review: Fake Natives – “Lose Touch” Single
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . June 23, 2017
The title track from Fake Natives full length debut is a bass driven, melancholic anthem that sounds like an ode to 1980s post-punk. Its low-key

Album Review: Psychic Heat – “Sunshower”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . May 19, 2016