<img src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/store_images/medium/stones_MED.jpg" alt="" align="left" /><a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/">Hidden Shoal Recordings</a> today announced the release of new EP <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=160"><em>The Stones And The Rabbits</em></a> by Australian lo-fi rock magician <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=8" target="_self">Toby Richardson</a>.

In his inimitable bent rock stylings Perth (Western Australia) based  Richardson has produced another  irreverent indie rock ‘n’ roll gem.  ‘Young Sweet Lovers’ kicks off proceedings with all of Toby Richardson’s  delicious trademark ingredients: booming drums, fuzzy guitar lines and  just-rolled-out-of-bed vocal delivery, married to wonderfully skewed  melodicism and Richardson’s innate sense of songcraft. The title track  features one of Richardson’s catchiest hooks to date, plus plenty of  meandering, harmonised guitar soloing that splits the difference between  Dinosaur Jr and an ether-soaked country hoe-down. The track’s disarming  lack of pretense plays against Richardson’s affected take on rock as  wailing guitars and driving chords quaver and bend in and out of shape.  Single ‘King Of All The Moves’ is like a garage band falling endlessly  down a cartoon staircase. The track pays homage to dirty rock while  turning it inside out and painting it with jelly, creating a soundtrack  to some unimaginable ‘70s cop show filled with sequins, half-naked  dancers and possibly a dolphin.

<em>“I’m surprised that more people haven’t been talking about Toby    Richardson. Take some of the bluesy aspects of Captain Beefheart and mix    it with some ’90s college rock sensibilities and you’ve got the Toby    Richardson sound. Fuzzed-out lo-fi classic rock is the order of the  day,   and Toby pulls off this slight ’60s pastiche with panache… By the  time   you reach the last song, it’s hard not to feel slightly  overwhelmed as   it is such an exaggerated sound, but that doesn’t mean  that you won’t   want to simply take a break, and start over again, as  its exaggeration   is laced with an addictive quality that will have you  coming back for   more.”</em> – <strong>It’s Not The Band I Hate It’s Their Fans </strong><strong>on debut album <em>Evergreen</em></strong>

<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=160"><em>The Stones And The Rabbits</em></a> is available now through Hidden Shoal Recordings on digital and CD. Head to the <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=160">Hidden Shoal Store</a> for all availability info. Richardson's debut EP <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=24"><em>Golden Days</em></a> and album <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=66"><em>Evergreen</em></a> are also available through <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=8">Hidden Shoal</a>. Read a full press release <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Toby_Richardson-The_Stones_And_The_Rabbits.pdf">here</a> and also grab the single 'King Of All The Moves' available for <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=156">free download</a>.

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