Hidden Shoal News
New Summon the Birds Single – ‘Funeral for a King’
Hidden Shoal is proud to announce the release of new single ‘Funeral for a King’ by Melbourne band Summon the Birds, taken from their forthcoming second album, Blood Love, recorded by Tim Johnston (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Dandy Warhols, The Drones). Stream the song via SoundCloud and Spotify and download via Bandcamp.
Like Zaphod Beeblebrox animated by Edgar Allan Poe, Summon the Birds have drunk the London tap water and are now poised for flight. Their second album Blood Love will see release on Hidden Shoal in late 2017 – imagine latter-day Talk Talk picking the locks to Spoon’s basement as The Drones circle, restless, looking for the pink pill…
Summon the Birds launch ‘Funeral for a King’ Thursday 21st September at Open Studio in Northcote, so if you’re in Melbourne, check out the details on FB and be sure to head down.
Summon the Birds Single Premiere on The Big Takeover
‘Funeral for a King’, the new single by Summon the Birds, taken from their forthcoming second album Blood Love, has just been premiered on the ever-excellent music site The Big Takeover. Head over to TBT to listen to the track. The song is available on all digital channels for streaming and download on Monday 18th September, and the band play a launch gig next Thursday 21st September at Open Studio in Northcote, so if you’re in Melbourne, check out the details on FB and be sure to head down.
Slow Dancing Society ‘An Invitation (The Drive Home)’ Single
We’re excited to present the first taste of the forthcoming Slow Dancing Society EP Ballads of the Boudoir (29/9/17), the final in a series of four new Slow Dancing Society Eps. ‘An Invitation (The Drive Home)’ marries SDS ambience with a more sensual, soul-inflected direction, coloured by restrained rhythms, atmospheric sax and warm synth tones. The track is available to stream over at SoundCloud and as a “name your price” download via Bandcamp.
Following on from the reissue of his acclaimed debut album The Sound of Lights When Dim, and the Lilac Lullabies, The Best Days of Our Lives and Night Takes Day EPs, Drew Sullivan presents Ballads for the Boudoir, the last in a series of four new Slow Dancing Society EPs. Each EP has been released digitally, one per month from June to September 2017, with the four EPs released on the double vinyl release My Blue Heaven later in the year.
“a deeply affecting, consistently excellent effort of stunning tranquility and beautiful ambience, that demands repeated listening… Hidden Shoal have a masterpiece on their hands” – Sputnik Music on The Sound of Lights When Dim
The entire Slow Dancing Society catalogue is available for film, tv, games and compilation licensing via Hidden Shoal. Contact us for more info.
New Rewilding Single and Video!
We’re excited to share the new Rewilding single and music video ‘High Desert’, taken from the forthcoming self-titled debut album (17/10/17). Rewilding is the solo project of New Jersey-based musician and producer Jake McFee (Connected View). Check out the video on YouTube and stream the single at SoundCloud.
Teeming with disorienting organic details and often taking surreal detours, Rewilding possesses a rare, meandering beauty. While the album’s precedents are clear – Fridge, Pram, Broadcast – the personality and texture of these instrumental miniatures is unique and disarming. Instrumental pop is rarely so approachable and beguiling. With each track seemingly inspired by a specific environment, creature or atmosphere, there’s a natural, evocative ecology at work in the album as a whole. From the dry expanses of single ‘High Desert’ via the warbling analogue tones of ‘Under Water Footage’ through to the melancholic slow-motion motorik of ‘Lonesome Briar Patch’, this instrumental journey is a deeply felt ride.
Wonderful Liminal Drifter Interview on RTRFM
Fantastic interview with Liminal Drifter on RTRFM. Lots of wonderful insights into The Night Train Vacancies and much more. Dig it!Rewilding Signs to Hidden Shoal
We’re very excited to announce the signing of Rewilding, the solo project of New Jersey-based musician and producer Jake McFee (Connected View), to the Hidden Shoal roster. The first taste of Rewilding’s self-titled debut will drop next week preceding the full length on the 17th of October.
The mid-fi, meandering beauty of Rewilding emphasises how music can be an organic, flowing process, leading the listener into disorientating new territory. While Rewilding’s precedents are clear – Fridge, Pram, Broadcast – the personality and texture of these instrumental miniatures is unique and disarming. Experimental pop is rarely so approachable and beguiling.
Read more about the project here.
New Target Archery Single – ‘Opium Den’
Happy days my friends as we have the new Target Archery single for your aural delectation. The gorgeous, expansive ambient pop of ‘Opium Den’ is taken from the forthcoming full length debut Clock of the Long Now (2nd Oct 2017). The track is available as a free download via the Target Archery Bandcamp and also for streaming over at SoundCloud.
Following on from his work with Perth’s sun-dappled musical instrumentalists Apricot Rail, Ambrose Nock explores the fertile realm of delicate, experimental post-pop with his new project Target Archery. Influenced by the likes of Sound Dust-era Stereolab, left-of-centre indie-pop bands such as Lacto-Ovo, The Go! Team and Ninetynine, and a dash of late ’80s Sonic Youth, Target Archery mine an inspiring new seam of life-affirming melodies and instrumental texture.
Featuring contributions from Apricot Rail members Justin Manzano (production and instrumentation) and Jack Quirk (guitars), Clock of the Long Now was crafted in an isolated studio in rural Western Australia over a period of three years. Across 40 blissful minutes, Target Archery weave a suite of glimmering musical tapestries that expand beyond the borders of conventional guitar pop.
As with all Hidden Shoal releases, Target Archery’s music is available for licensing (film, tv, games, compilations). Contact Hidden Shoal for more info.
Target Archery Joins the Hidden Shoal Family!
We’re super excited to announce the signing of Target Archery, the newest project of Ambrose Nock, to the Hidden Shoal family. Following on from his work with Perth’s sun-dappled musical instrumentalists Apricot Rail, Ambrose Nock explores the fertile realm of delicate, experimental post-pop with his new project Target Archery. Influenced by the likes of Sound Dust-era Stereolab, left-of-centre indie-pop bands such as Lacto-Ovo, The Go! Team and Ninetynine, and a dash of late ’80s Sonic Youth, Target Archery mine an inspiring new seam of life-affirming melodies and instrumental texture.
Crafted in an isolated studio in rural Western Australia over a period of three years, debut release Clock of the Long Now is an exploration of delicate, experimental post-pop. The album features contributions from Apricot Rail members Justin Manzano (production and instrumentation) and Jack Quirk (guitars). The album will see release on the 2nd of October with the first single dropping on the 4th of September.
Liminal Drifter’s “The Night Train Vacancies” Scoops RTRFM Feature Album!
Liminal Drifter‘s The Night Train Vacancies, is this week’s Local Feature album at the ever wonderful RTRFM. Not only will tracks from the the album be played across the station all week, but there’s also a bunch of copies of the CD being given away. Win-Win!
On The Night Train Vacancies, Liminal Drifter’s music is reinterpreted by artists such as Matt McLean (of Lilt), Lvmark, p_Frisk, ddos, Warren Scott, Striphy, escue and Robwun. While most of debut album Troubled Mystic (Hidden Shoal, 2015) was written while travelling, The Night Train Vacancies sees the original tracks taking new journeys of their own, woven together into a remix album that flows beautifully as a whole – from restrained and expansive reworkings to spectral tension-and-release bangers.
The album is available now in digital and CD formats (including stunning artwork by Stuart Medley) via the Liminal Drifter Bandcamp and digitally via all good 3rd party stores such as Spotify, iTunes and the rest.
Liminal Drifter’s “The Night Train Vacancies” Out Now!
The time has come to unleash The Night Train Vacancies, the new album featuring remixes of tracks by Perth-based ambient electronica artist Liminal Drifter. The album has already been getting love landing in the top 30 adds on NACC US college radio chart and has been getting lots of Australian radio play.
On The Night Train Vacancies, Liminal Drifter’s music is reinterpreted by artists such as Matt McLean (of Lilt), Lvmark, p_Frisk, ddos, Warren Scott, Striphy, escue and Robwun. While most of debut album Troubled Mystic (Hidden Shoal, 2015) was written while travelling, The Night Train Vacancies sees the original tracks taking new journeys of their own, woven together into a remix album that flows beautifully as a whole – from restrained and expansive reworkings to spectral tension-and-release bangers.
The album is available now in digital and CD formats (including stunning artwork by Stuart Medley) via the Liminal Drifter Bandcamp and digitally via all good 3rd party stores such as Spotify, iTunes and the rest.
The album, along with Liminal Drifter’s sublime debut, is available for licensing (film, tv, games, compilations). Contact Hidden Shoal for more info.