Cardboard

The next great group of rock & roll outsiders is here. Cardboard, a four-piece band from West London, have arrived with a bunch of songs that kindle a youthful spirit of defiance, determination and lightning-bolt chemistry not heard since the Libertines were in their pomp. A handful of landmark gigs at the Hope & Anchor, the Half Moon, the Magic Garden and the Fiddler’s Elbow detonated an instant reaction.

Cardboard are the voice and sound of a young, disaffected demographic. Daniel Hacker (vocals/guitar), Chris Clapham (guitar/vocals), Louis Bultitude (bass) and Daniel Rowson (drums) are the kids of Generation Z who have had their teenage years snatched from under their noses by a government who fined students into near-bankruptcy for breaking self-isolation rules while parties carried on in Downing Street and elsewhere.