Cardinal Bloom Feature INDIE ROCKERS TALK HIGHLIGHTS AND FUTURE PLANS

Things have been moving fast for SLC quartet Cardinal Bloom. Since their debut EP in 2019, the four friends have won Velour's Battle of the Bands, released several popular singles and gained a dedicated following. There's no plan of slowing down for the young indie rock group— and that's just fine.

Members Josh Thomas (lead guitar), Nathan Adair (drums), Jacob Sylvester (bass/vocals) and Joey St. John (lead vocals/guitar) met and formed Cardinal Bloom while studying what they love in college: music. But it was still just that: studying. Playing together offered a respite from the difficulties of college, and gave them a way to escape.

Since then, Cardinal Bloom has accomplished so much. Taking home the win in the aforementioned Battle of the Bands was a surreal moment for the group. "It was like a fever dream," St. John said. "It felt not real the whole time, and every part of us was like, "If we didn't win, we didn't win, but we had a good time and hopefully we got some more fans out of it.' And then we heard our name."

This win was massive for Cardinal Bloom, finally feeling like they accomplished something big. At the same time, they realized they needed to continue to capitalize on this momentum. "I think we all realized after we won, it was exciting, but then literally that same night we're like, 'We've got to go to work now. We can't squander this," Thomas said.