Overview
- The Irish indie group issued "I Like You" on January 19–20, a romantic, accordion-led track already popular at recent shows.
- The single previews Cardinals' debut album Masquerade, scheduled for February 13 via So Young.
- Manning says it was the first song written with the album in mind and calls its creation grounding after a creative lull.
- The opening line paraphrases the standard My Funny Valentine, specifically the Chet Baker version the band knows.
- To support the rollout, Cardinals announced March headline dates in the UK and Ireland plus a brief U.S. run in May that includes Kilby Block Party.