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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/hidden_shoal/sets/outstation-let-the-mess-shine"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7680" alt="Outstation" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Outstation-300px.jpg" width="206" height="134" /></a>Hidden Shoal is excited to be able to share the brilliant 1999 album <em>Let The Mess Shine In</em> from the Craig Hallsworth-led, Perth-based Outstation. Loud, brash, melodic and always engaging, Outstation lit the stage up wherever they played. <em>Let The Mess Shine In</em> captures this raw power beautifully. The band consisted of Craig Hallsworth (guitar, vocals), Jim Butterworth (bass), Jamie Hamilton (drums).

<em>"...one of the most ferociously heavy live bands going round in the mid-90s. They played ear-splitting indie rock and were killer live. Critically acclaimed, sadly underappreciated, they were a true gem, delivering top shelf servings of gritty indie rock."</em> - <a href="http://lifeisnoise.com/2010/11/16/the-roost-al-%E2%80%9Cdr-alien%E2%80%9D-smith-on-outstation/" target="_blank"><strong>Life is Noise</strong></a>

Thanks to the band, the album is now available in full for streaming and download via the Hidden Shoal <a href="https://soundcloud.com/hidden_shoal/sets/outstation-let-the-mess-shine" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a>. Fans of Hallsworth's work should also check out his current project <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/project/tangled-star/">Tangled Star </a>and his previous band <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/project/the-slow-beings/">The Slow Beings</a> whose releases are available now through <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/">Hidden Shoal</a>.

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