After premiering on the <a title="Crackling Vinyl" href="https://cracklingvinyl.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/premiere-the-star-department-this-ship-wont-sail/" target="_blank">Crackling Vinyl</a> blog, we're excited to be able to announce the official availability of The Star Department’s new single.  ‘This Ship Won’t Sail’ is a stunning introduction to the duo’s inventive take on expansive down-tempo indie pop and the perfect intro to the band's forthcoming full length <em>The Pea Green Boat</em>. The song’s organ-driven twists and turns evoke the dark charm of Psychedelic Fur’s ‘Sister Europe’, Deerhunter’s more pop-leaning moments, and the chiming guitar work of seminal Flying Nun outfits. Never self-indulgent yet never predictable, this is hypnotic, emotive stuff.

<em>'Art rock with a nice, romantic/melodic edge’ – </em><strong>The Guardian</strong>

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 forthcoming debut album <em>The Pea Green Boat</em>, mixed by Tom McFall (Bloc Party, REM, Stars, Weezer), which charts a beguiling journey through gently psychedelic waters. <em>Pea Green Boat</em> drops on the 7<sup>th</sup> of July 2015 through Hidden Shoal.