<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Hearing-Things-Front-Cover-1000px.jpg"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-12629" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Hearing-Things-Front-Cover-1000px-300x300.jpg" alt="Erik Nilsson - Hearing Things" width="220" height="220" /></a>Hidden Shoal is proud to announce the release of the stunning new track ‘On and Onward’ by <a title="Erik Nilsson" href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/project/erik-nilsson/">Erik Nilsson</a>, the first single from his forthcoming album <em>Hearing Things</em> (30th July 2015). The track is available for streaming via <a title="SoundCloud" href="https://soundcloud.com/hidden_shoal/erik-nilsson-on-and-onward" target="_blank">SoundCloud </a>and download at <a title="Bandcamp" href="https://eriknilsson.bandcamp.com/track/on-and-onward" target="_blank">BandCamp</a>.

The direct emotive power of ‘On and Onward’ comes from the simple accumulation of pristine instrumental elements: shimmering chimes, resonant piano chords, a driving kick drum, and a glitchy, echoing hook. The elements build and play off each other with clarity and precision, resulting in a track of deceptive power and resonance.

Erik’s previous work includes the album <em>Recollage</em>, originally released by <a title="Luxus Arctica" href="https://luxusarctica.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Luxus-Artica Records</a>, and the score for <em>Ahmed – Almost 13</em>, a Norwegian documentary screened at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam. His music can be heard in <em>Project Power</em>, which chronicles civic resistance to privatisation in New Brunswick, Canada, and in <em>Are You Still There?</em>, finalist in the 2011 edition of the short film competition The 24 Hour Film Race. Erik is a regular contributor to the <a title="Disquiet" href="http://disquiet.com" target="_blank">Disquiet</a> <em>Junto Project</em>, an online collective exploring the creative potential of constraints. He is also singer and guitarist in folk-rock trio Otinget, whose debut album will be released in 2015.

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