<img class="alignleft" title="Umpire - &quot;Now We're Active&quot;" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/store_images/medium/active_MED.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Umpire's epic debut album <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=50&amp;products_id=172"><em>Now We're Active</em></a> has quite appropriately been garnering some wonderful reviews and press since its Australian release a few weeks back. Check out what folks had to say at these fine blogs and zines - <a href="http://www.adequacy.net/2011/06/umpire-now-were-active/" target="_blank">Delusions of Adequacy</a>, <a href="http://twicerememberedtwiceremoved.blogspot.com/2011/06/umpire-now-were-active.html" target="_blank">Twiceremoved</a>, <a href="http://reviewedmusic.com/2011/album-review-umpire-now-were-active/" target="_blank">ReviewedMusic</a>, <a href="http://theundergroundofhappiness.blogspot.com/2011/05/random-friday-reviews.html" target="_blank">The Underground of Happiness</a>, <a href="http://www.thevine.com.au/music/single-reviews/new-oz-music-_-umpire,-mildlife,-jonti,-raed,-sietta20110621.aspx" target="_blank">The Vine</a>, <a href="http://www.ravemagazine.com.au/content/view/26830/182/" target="_blank">Rave Magazine</a>, <a href="http://derdigitaleflaneur.blogspot.com/2011/05/umpire-green-light-district-neues-video_29.html" target="_blank">Der Digital Flaneur</a> and theres plenty more on the way. Not to mention the Australian radio love the album has been getting across community stations and JJJ.

The album will see its international release in just a few short weeks as July 14th approaches. Eager internationals can pre-order the CD via our US distributor <a href="http://n5mailorder.com/release/1228/umpire-now-we%27re-active" target="_blank">n5mailorder</a> now which includes a free mp3 download of the album. Australian fans can hit up their favourite record store for the CD or the <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=50&amp;products_id=172">Hidden Shoal Store</a> for CD and digital  love.