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<h1>The Star Department</h1>
<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Antonymes_1.jpg"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-12186" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tsd-press-photo-300x300.jpg" alt="The Star Department" width="247" height="247" /></a><i>'Art rock with a nice, romantic/melodic edge’ </i><strong>– The Guardian</strong>

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 <i>The Pea Green Boat</i> – mixed by Tom McFall (Bloc Party, REM, Stars, Weezer) – charts a beguiling journey through gently psychedelic waters.

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<h3>Discography</h3>
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<div> <em>Pea Green Boat</em> will be released through Hidden Shoal on July 7th 2015, preceded by the first single on 23rd April.</div>
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<h3>Biography</h3>
The Star Department are multi-instrumentalists Justin Commins(Kill Krinkle Club) and Michael Orange (Feather Beds, Soft Bones), who formed in Dublin in 2006. Their debut EP <i>Flickering Lights</i>, mastered by Kramer (Low, Daniel Johnston, Galaxie 500), was released soon after, to much critical acclaim. After a hiatus, the duo began working on their debut album, <i>The Pea Green Boat</i>, and toured the USA and Canada during 2010 and 2011.

Album track ‘Antlers’ was mixed by David Brewis (Field Music), with the rest of the album mixed by Tom McFall (Bloc Party, REM, Stars, Weezer). The album also features the talents of Niall Jackson on bass and Gordon Wyper on trumpet. <i>The Pea Green Boat</i> is set for release in July 2015.

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<h3>Licensing</h3>
The Star Departments music is  available for licensing (master &amp; sync cleared) through Hidden Shoal. Please <a title="Contact Us" href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/contact-us/">contact us</a> with some basic details about your project and the track(s) you wish to use and we’ll be sure to get back to you straight away.

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