<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pea-Green-Boat-Cover-Art-1000px.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-12312" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pea-Green-Boat-Cover-Art-1000px-300x300.jpg" alt="The Pea Green Boat" width="300" height="300" /></a>Hidden Shoal is proud to announce the release of ‘Stitches and Sleeves’ by atmospheric indie-pop duo The Star Department, the second single from their debut album <em>The Pea Green Boat</em>, released on 7th July 2015.

‘Stitches and Sleeves’ is bound together by a heartbreaking guitar line, a silvery waltz-time figure that sends shivers up the spine. Combined with shuffling drums, a muted yet ominous horn section, and Justin Commins’ vulnerable, almost defeated vocal, the song radiates melancholic pop magic.

The Star Department – multi-instrumentalists Justin Commins (Kill Krinkle Club) and Michael Orange (Feather Beds, Soft Bones) – formed in Dublin in 2006. ‘Stitches and Sleeves’ is taken from The Star Department’s forthcoming debut album <em>The Pea Green Boat</em> (7th July 2015) which charts a beguiling journey through gently psychedelic waters. Production credits for the album include David Brewis of Field Music, and Tom McFall (Bloc Party, REM, Stars, Weezer).

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