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{{Infobox album
| name = Cardboard Castles
| type = studio
| artist = ]
| cover = Watsky Cardboard Castles Cover.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2013|03|12}}
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = ]
| length = {{duration|01|02|11}}
| label = Watsky, Steel Wool Media
| producer = ] <small>(co-exec.)</small>, Kush Mody <small>(co-exec.)</small>, Mikos, Max Miller-Loran, Daniel J. W!shington, Aaron Carmack, Daniel Riera
| prev_title = Nothing Like the First Time
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = ]
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Cardboard Castles
| type = Studio Album
| single1 = Strong as an Oak
| single1date = January 22, 2013
| single2 = Moral of the Story
| single2date = February 5, 2013
| single3 = Hey, Asshole <small>(feat. ])</small>
| single3date = February 18, 2013
}}
}}


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'''''Cardboard Castles''''' is the second studio album by American ] artist and ] ].<ref>{{cite news | last = Tierney | first = Jacob | title = Rapper George Watsky has reason to rhyme | newspaper = Watertown Daily Times | location = Watertown, New York | publisher =Watertown Daily Times, Inc | date = February 5, 2013 | url =http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20130205/CURR04/702059972 | accessdate = May 1, 2013}}</ref> The album was released on March 12, 2013. Unlike his debut album, entitled ], there is a deluxe edition. The deluxe edition includes one extra song, and the CD case folds into a miniature "cardboard castle." Watsky also embarked on an American tour to promote the album (some dates in Canada and the UK were also included). The album is also available on vinyl at request of his fans.
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On March 5, one week before ''Cardboard Castles'' was released, Watsky leaked the album on ]. This included the announcement of the deluxe edition bonus track, entitled Dent In The Moon. Along with the leak, Rap Genius held a contest for the 'scholar' who explained the most lyrics on the album. The prize was two tickets to Watsky's concert at Irving Plaza in New York City. The concert took place on March 30.

Throughout the album are various recordings of conversations Watsky has with child actor Norton Leufven.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=gwatsky|number=942465368328757249|date=2017-12-17|title=Ok, for the official record, norton is not my cousin. You can cite this}}</ref>

== Singles ==
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On January 22, 2013, Watsky released the first single from ''Cardboard Castles'', entitled "Strong as an Oak," along with a . The video has gained over 7,210,319 view as of September 30, 2020.

On February 5, 2013, Watsky released the second single from ''Cardboard Castles'', entitled "Moral of the Story," along with a . The video has gained over 10,706,309 views as of September 30, 2020.

On February 18, 2013, Watsky released the third single from ''Cardboard Castles'', entitled "Hey, Asshole," featuring British singer ]. As with the first two singles, he released a , which has over 6,485,079 views as of September 30, 2020.

On February 24, 2013, Watsky leaked the audio for a song on ''Cardboard Castles'', entitled "Sloppy Seconds" on . The music video for "Sloppy Seconds" was later released on his YouTube page, April 21, 2013, and has gained over 12,629,324 views as of September 30, 2020.

On March 5, 2013, Watsky released the video for the only poem on the CD, entitled "Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 2" on his YouTube page. The video has gained over 2,709,018 views as of September 30, 2020.

On March 12, 2013, Watsky released the video for the song from which the album gets its name, "Cardboard Castles," on his YouTube page. This is the same day that the album was released. The video has gained over 4,097,513 views as of September 30, 2020.

==Reception==
Cardboard Castles has been received well by critics. Marianne Calnan of reviewed it very favorably.

== Track listing ==

"Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 2" is the only poem on ''Cardboard Castles''.

{{tracklist
| total_length = 57:38
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Fireworks
| writer1 = ]
| extra1 = Daniel J. W!shington
| length1 = 2:32
| title2 = Strong as an Oak
| writer2 = George Watsky
| extra2 = Kush Mody
| length2 = 4:19
| title3 = Moral of the Story
| writer3 = George Watsky
| extra3 = Mikos & Max Miller-Loran
| length3 = 4:01
| title4 = Ugly Faces
| writer4 = George Watsky
| extra4 = Mikos & Max Miller-Loran
| length4 = 2:55
| title5 = Skit #1
| length5 = 0:37
| title6 = Kill a Hipster <small>(feat. ])</small>
| writer6 = George Watsky, ] & DJ Treat-U-Nice
| extra6 = Daniel Riera
| length6 = 4:25
| title7 = Hey, Asshole <small>(feat. ])</small>
| writer7 = George Watsky
| extra7 = Mr. Carmack<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cardboard-castles/730388160</ref>
| length7 = 4:08
| title8 = All I Need Is One
| writer8 = George Watsky
| extra8 = Mikos
| length8 = 3:46
| title9 = Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 1
| writer9 = George Watsky
| extra9 = Kush Mody
| length9 = 4:55
| title10 = Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 2
| writer10 = George Watsky
| extra10 = Kush Mody
| length10 = 2:44
| title11 = Sloppy Seconds
| writer11 = George Watsky
| extra11 = Kush Mody
| length11 = 4:06
| title12 = Dedicated to Christina Li
| writer12 = George Watsky
| extra12 = Mikos
| length12 = 5:35
| title13 = Skit #2
| length13 = 1:14
| title14 = The Legend of Hardhead Ned <small>(feat. Dylan Saunders)</small>
| writer14 = George Watsky
| extra14 = Daniel Riera
| length14 = 3:48
| title15 = Cardboard Castles
| writer15 = George Watsky
| extra15 = Kush Mody
| length15 = 4:08
| title16 = Send In the Sun
| writer16 = George Watsky
| extra16 = Daniel J. W!shington
| length16 = 4:21
}} }}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 1:02:11
| collapsed = yes
| headline = Deluxe Edition bonus track
| title17 = Dent in the Moon
| writer17 = George Watsky
| extra17 = Mikos, Pat Dimitri & Kush Mody
| length17 = 4:33
}}

== Personnel ==

'''Executive Producers'''

* ]
* Kush Mody

'''Engineers'''

* Nils Montan (also co-producer)

'''Producers'''

* Daniel J. W!shington (1, 16)
* Kush Mody (2, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17)
* Mikos (3, 4, 8, 12, 17)
* Max Miller-Loran (3, 4, 17)
* Daniel Riera (6, 14)
* Aaron Carmack (7)

'''Mixing and Mastering'''

* Mike Denten at Infinite Studios
* Cardboard Castles (song) was mixed by David Boucher
* Jeff Sanger (Studio Assistant)
* Migui Maloles (Mix Assistant)
* Nils Montan (Sound Design on ''The Legend Of Hardhead Ned'')

'''Additional Vocals'''

* ] (Kill a Hipster)
* ] (Hey, Asshole)

Kate Nash recorded by: Stephen Good at Vatican Studios in London.
Kate Nash appears courtesy of Have 10p Records.

* Dylan Saunders (The Legend of Hardhead Ned)
* Norton Leufven (Fireworks, Ugly Faces, Skit #1, All I Need Is One, Skit #2 & Dent in the Moon) (Uncredited)
* Andrew Oedel (Kill a Hipster)

Choir (Cardboard Castles & Send In The Sun):

* Sylvia St. James
* Isabel Belloso
* Sue Massengale
* Alexandra Taylor
* Christy Lynch
* Danisha Johnson
* Chenelle Solomon
* Chris Bolton
* Patrick Bolton
* Ivan Hicks
* Marjanae Johnson
* Charlie Domingo

'''Musicians'''

* Chukwudi Hodge: Drums (1, 8, 9, 15) Buckets (2) Percussion (6)
* Kush Mody: Synth (1) Organ (1) Bells (3) Tambourine (6) Guitar (8) Organ (16)
* Max Miller-Loran: Trumpet (2, 6) Synth (9)
* Brandon Intelligator: Acoustic Guitar (2)
* ]: Bells (2) Harmonica (2)
* Dave Skelly: Trombone (3)
* Crystal Alforque: Viola (3, 9, 10)
* Robin Ross: Viola (3, 9, 10, 15)
* Max Mueller: Cello (3, 9, 10, 15)
* Billy Tobenkin: Cello (3, 9, 10, 15)
* Andrew Oedel: Guitar (6, 9, 15)
* Owen Clapp: Bass (6, 8)
* Nils Montan: Piano (6)
* Pat Dimitri: Guitar (12)
* Charlie Domingo: Bass (17)

'''Art'''

* Illustrations by:
* Art direction & layout by: Carrie Smith
* Castle photography: Alan Gwizdowski
* Catapult illustration: Jackson Adams

Recorded at The Mothership Studio, Los Angeles, with additional vocals recorded at Studio Sound City.

== Cardboard Castles Tour ==

Watsky embarked on a second nationwide tour, starting on March 8 2013 in Tempe, AZ.<ref>{{cite web | title = Watsky – Cardboard Castles Tour | work = eventfinda | publisher = Eventfinda Inc | url = http://www.eventfinda.com/tour/2013/watsky-tour | accessdate = May 1, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130131083228/http://www.eventfinda.com/tour/2013/watsky-tour# | archive-date = 2013-01-31 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Watsky has posted a video on his stating how ] is his "dream, bucket-list venue" <ref>{{cite AV media | people=Watsky, George | year=2013 | title=Cardboard Castles: New Watsky album & tour announcement!! | medium=Vlog | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pGIJSQtdIo}}</ref> and how excited he is for the tour.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| March 8 || Tempe, AZ * || Club Red || All Ages
|-
| March 12 || Austin, TX || ] || Festival
|-
| March 13 || San Francisco, CA || ] || All Ages
|-
| March 16 || Hollywood, CA || ] || All Ages
|-
| March 18 || New Orleans, LA * || ] || All Ages
|-
| March 20 || Gainesville, FL * || High Dive || 18+
|-
| March 21 || Orlando, FL || Backbooth || All Ages
|-
| March 22 || Jacksonville, FL * || Jack Rabbits || All Ages
|-
| March 23 || Atlanta, GA * || ] || All Ages
|-
| March 24 || Greensboro, NC * || Green Street || All Ages
|-
| March 26 || Washington, DC * || ] || All Ages
|-
| March 27 || Baltimore, MD * || Baltimore Soundstage || All Ages
|-
| March 28 || Philadelphia, PA * || ] || All Ages
|-
| March 29 || Northampton, MA * || Pearl Street || All Ages
|-
| March 30 || New York, NY * || ] || All Ages
|-
| April 1 || Boston, MA * || ] || All Ages
|-
| April 2 || Burlington, VT * || Higher Ground || All Ages
|-
| April 3 || Montreal, QC * || Cabaret Underworld || 18+
|-
| April 5 || Toronto, ON * || ] || All Ages
|-
| April 6 || Buffalo, NY || The Waiting Room || 18+
|-
| April 7 || Cleveland, OH * || Grog Shop || All Ages
|-
| April 8 || Ann Arbor, MI * || ] || All Ages
|-
| April 9 || Chicago, IL * || ] || All Ages
|-
| April 11 || Madison, WI * || ] || 18+
|-
| April 12 || Minneapolis, MN || Varsity Theater || All Ages
|-
| April 13 || Iowa City, IA || Blue Moose || All Ages
|-
| April 14 || Lawrence, KS * || ] || All Ages
|-
| April 17 || Denver, CO * || Cervantes Otherside || All Ages
|-
| April 19 || Salt Lake City, UT * || Kilby Court || All Ages
|-
| April 20 || Boise, ID || ] || All Ages
|-
| April 21 || Portland, OR * || Branx || All Ages
|-
| April 22 || Vancouver, BC * || The Rio Theatre || All Ages
|-
| April 23 || Seattle, WA * || ] || All Ages
|-
| April 25 || San Francisco, CA* || ] || All Ages
|-
| May 4 || Los Angeles, CA || ] || All Ages
|}

All dates marked with an * are with rapper ].

== References ==

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