<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/HC-B_4.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-11831" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/HC-B_4-300x203.jpg" alt="HC-B" width="300" height="203" /></a>Six years on from their their brilliant 2009 release <em>Soundcheck for a Missing Movie,</em> Italys HC-B have once again delivered the goods.  ‘Deux’ is the new single by serpentine instrumental rock band HC-B, taken from their forthcoming third album <i>Rough</i>. ‘Deux’ is a masterclass in slow-burning restraint, its guitar and bass melodies weaving around each other in dizzying patterns. The song’s cumulative power comes from the tenacity with which the band explore each facet of the main theme’s melodic colours before erupting into fuzzed-out power chords at the song’s climax. What’s even more impressive is hearing ‘Deux’ within the context of the album, as each of the five long pieces complement and play off each other, creating a satisfying whole that evolves kaleidoscopically with repeat listens.