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	'''''Cardboard Castles''''' is the second studio album by American ] artist and ] ].<ref>http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20130205/CURR04/702059972</ref> The album was released on March 12. Unlike his debut album, entitled ], there is a deluxe edition.<ref>https://twitter.com/gwatsky/status/291368581067833344</ref> The deluxe edition includes one extra song, and the CD case folds into a miniature "cardboard castle." Watsky is also hosting a nationwide tour to promote his album (along with some dates in Canada and the UK).<ref>http://georgewatsky.com/tour/</ref> The debut single, Strong as an Oak) was released on ] on January 22, the same day the physical deluxe album was made available for pre-order on his website <ref>https://twitter.com/gwatsky/status/291299394307903488</ref> and the was released. The album is also available on vinyl at request of his fans.<ref>https://twitter.com/gwatsky/status/293180067138383872</ref>		'''''Cardboard Castles''''' is the second studio album by American ] artist and ] ].<ref>http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20130205/CURR04/702059972</ref> The album was released on March 12. Unlike his debut album, entitled ], there is a deluxe edition.<ref>https://twitter.com/gwatsky/status/291368581067833344</ref> The deluxe edition includes one extra song, and the CD case folds into a miniature "cardboard castle." Watsky is also hosting a nationwide tour to promote his album (along with some dates in Canada and the UK).<ref>http://georgewatsky.com/tour/</ref> The debut single, Strong as an Oak) was released on ] on January 22, the same day the physical deluxe album was made available for pre-order on his website <ref>https://twitter.com/gwatsky/status/291299394307903488</ref> and the was released. The album is also available on vinyl at request of his fans.<ref>https://twitter.com/gwatsky/status/293180067138383872</ref>

	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 ~~is hosting~~ a contest for the 'scholar' who ~~can explain~~ the most lyrics on the album. The prize is two tickets to Watsky's concert at Irving Plaza in New York City. The concert ~~will take~~ place on March 30.		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.
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Cardboard Castles is the second studio album by American spoken word artist and rapper George Watsky. The album was released on March 12. Unlike his debut album, entitled Watsky, there is a deluxe edition. The deluxe edition includes one extra song, and the CD case folds into a miniature "cardboard castle." Watsky is also hosting a nationwide tour to promote his album (along with some dates in Canada and the UK). The debut single, Strong as an Oak) was released on iTunes on January 22, the same day the physical deluxe album was made available for pre-order on his website and the official music video was released. The album is also available on vinyl at request of his fans.

On March 5, one week before Cardboard Castles was released, Watsky leaked the album on Rap Genius. 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.

Reception

On March 12th, 2013, the day of the release of the album, the album topped the iTunes hip hop charts in the UK and Canada. Partially due to a relentless Twitter campaign, the album shot up the US iTunes charts, quickly becoming the number one hip hop album, bumping down The Heist by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, which had been #1 for 22 straight weeks.

The album quickly rose to the #9 album on the iTunes Music Store, gaining an average of five star ratings (out of five possible stars) from reviewers on iTunes.

Singles

On January 22, 2013, Watsky released the first single from Cardboard Castles, entitled Strong As An Oak, along with a music video. The video now has over 1,000,000 views as of March 22.

On February 5, 2013, Watsky released the second single from Cardboard Castles, entitled Moral Of The Story, along with a music video. The video has gained almost 400,000 views as of February 25.

On February 18, 2013, Watsky released the third single from Cardboard Castles, entitled Hey, Asshole, featuring British singer Kate Nash. As with the first two singles, he released a music video, which (as of February 25) has about 185,000 views.

On February 24, 2013, Watsky leaked the audio for a song on Cardboard Castles, entitled Sloppy Seconds on kiisfm.com.

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.

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.

Track listing

Watsky officially announced the track listing for Cardboard Castles on January 29, 2013.

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fireworks"	George Watsky	Daniel J. W!shington	2:32
2.	"Strong as an Oak"	George Watsky	Kush Mody	4:19
3.	"Moral of the Story"	George Watsky	Mikos & Max Miller-Loran	4:01
4.	"Ugly Faces"	George Watsky	Mikos & Max Miller-Loran	2:55
5.	"Skit #1"			0:37
6.	"Kill a Hipster (feat. Chinaka Hodge)"	George Watsky, Chinaka Hodge & DJ Treat-U-Nice	Daniel Riera	4:25
7.	"Hey, Asshole (feat. Kate Nash)"	George Watsky	Aaron Carmack	4:08
8.	"All I Need Is One"	George Watsky	Mikos	3:46
9.	"Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 1"	George Watsky	Kush Mody	4:55
10.	"Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 2"	George Watsky	Kush Mody	2:44
11.	"Sloppy Seconds"	George Watsky	Kush Mody	4:06
12.	"Dedicated to Christina Li"	George Watsky	Mikos	5:35
13.	"Skit #2"			1:14
14.	"The Legend of Hardhead Ned (feat. Dylan Saunders)"	George Watsky	Daniel Riera	3:48
15.	"Cardboard Castles"	George Watsky	Kush Mody	4:08
16.	"Send In the Sun"	George Watsky	Daniel J. W!shington	4:21
Total length:				57:38

Deluxe Edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Dent In The Moon"	George Watsky	Mikos, Pat Dimitri & Kush Mody	4:33
Total length:				1:02:11

Personnel

Executive Producers

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

Chinaka Hodge (Kill A Hipster)
Kate Nash (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)
George Watsky: 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 will embark on a second nationwide tour, starting on March 8 in Tempe, AZ. Watsky has posted a video on his official youtube page stating how The Fillmore is his "dream, bucket-list venue" and how excited he is for the tour.

March 8	Tempe, AZ *	Club Red	All Ages
March 12	Austin, TX	SXSW	Festival
March 13	San Francisco, CA	Amoeba Music	All Ages
March 16	Hollywood, CA	Amoeba Music]]	All Ages
March 18	New Orleans, LA *	House Of Blues	All Ages
March 20	Gainesville, FL *	High Dive	18+
March 21	Orlando, FL	Blackbooth	All Ages
March 22	Jacksonville, FL *	Jack Rabbits	All Ages
March 23	Atlanta, GA *	Masquerade	All Ages
March 24	Greensboro, NC *	Green Street	All Ages
March 26	Washington, DC *	Howard Theatre	All Ages
March 27	Baltimore, MD *	Baltimore Soundstage	All Ages
March 28	Philadelphia, PA *	TLA	All Ages
March 29	Northampton, MA *	Pearl Street	All Ages
March 30	New York, NY *	Irving Plaza	All Ages
April 1	Boston, MA *	Paradise Rock Club	All Ages
April 2	Burlington, VT *	Higher Ground	All Ages
April 3	Montreal, QC *	Cabaret Underworld	18+
April 5	Toronto, ON *	Phoenix Concert Theatre	All Ages
April 6	Buffalo, NY	Soundlab	18+
April 7	Cleveland, OH *	Grog Shop	All Ages
April 8	Ann Arbor, MI *	Blind Pig	All Ages
April 9	Chicago, IL *	Bottom Lounge	All Ages
April 11	Madison, WI *	High Noon Saloon	18+
April 12	Minneapolis, MN	Varsity Theater	All Ages
April 13	Iowa City, IA	Blue Moose	All Ages
April 14	Lawrence, KS *	Granada	All Ages
April 17	Denver, CO *	Cervantes Otherside	All Ages
April 19	Salt Lake City, UT *	Kilby Court	All Ages
April 20	Boise, ID	Knitting Factory	All Ages
April 21	Portland, OR *	Branx	All Ages
April 22	Vancouver, BC *	The Rio Theatre	All Ages
April 23	Seattle, WA *	The Crocodile	All Ages
April 25	San Francisco, CA*	The Fillmore	All Ages
May 4	Los Angeles, CA	El Rey	All Ages

All dates marked with an * are with rapper Dumbfoundead.

The shows on March 29th and April 2nd (Northampton, MA and Burlington VT, respectively) also feature Wells, ME-based rapper Spose.

Tickets are now available on his official website for each event except SXSW.

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