Hidden Shoal is proud to announce the signing of Irish indie-pop duo <a title="The Star Department" href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/project/the-star-department/">The Star Department</a> multi-instrumentalists Justin Commins (Kill Krinkle Club) and Michael Orange (Feather Beds, Soft Bones), who formed in Dublin in 2006. The Star Department juxtapose atypical song structures and shifting time signatures with unashamedly pop-leaning melodies and orchestral ambience. Never self-indulgent yet never predictable, their debut album The Pea Green Boat mixed by Tom McFall (Bloc Party, REM, Stars, Weezer) charts a beguiling journey through gently psychedelic waters.

First single from <em>The Pea Green Boat</em> will be released on 23rd April 2015 with the album following in July.

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