Bad Faith

It almost comes as a shock when Pat Carey's gritty croon barges in on 'Bad Faith', the new single from Cork art rockers The Hard Ground (their first on local label Fifa Records), but rather than trampling over the candy-coated melodrama spouted by co-vocalist Marlene Enright, it actually serves as a very clever plot twist. Nothing can take the spook out of the band's meandering, mournful sound, but the contrast of Mr. Carey and Ms. Enright's voices makes 'Bad Faith' all the easier on the ears.