<img class="alignright" title="Iretsu - Fang" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/store_images/medium/fang_MED.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of the new album <em><a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=25&amp;products_id=144">Fang</a> </em>by Portland-based avant-pop quartet <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/artists/iretsu/">Iretsu</a>.

<em>Fang </em>is full to the brim with intention and energy. Iretsu set out to write and record a playful, diverse yet accessible album – and they’ve nailed it. Written in four improv sessions and then broken apart and rebuilt, these songs bounce off each other in compelling directions, revealing addictive new pop dimensions with each spin. From the chiming glockenspiel and wavering synth of the opening title track to the atmospheric throb of closer ‘Particles’, <em>Fang </em>is a wild, beautiful ride. Single ‘Humbuzzer’ is tightened to its maximum potential around an elastic post-punk tune, driven by a fantastic rhythm section and given lift-off by Ryan Cross’s keening vocal. Twilit ballad ‘Sleep’ is carried into the night sky by its eerie whistling line. And ‘Sexy, No?’ has one the catchiest and indelible hooks you’re likely to hear.

<em>“Why you should care: Because it sounds like Deerhoof + some guy who likes Sparks. Weird combo? You bet.”</em> <strong>- ‘Humbuzzer’ chosen in You Aint No Picasso’s “Favourite Songs of March 2010”</strong>
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“the band’s sound is dreamy and hard to resist… Once it makes its way into your playlist, your brain, your life, this is the type of album that’s hard to set aside”</em><strong><em> </em><em>– </em>Popmatters on<em> The Moon And Stars Remain In The Morning Sky</em></strong>

<em>Fang </em>is available worldwide in CD and digital formats through Hidden Shoal Recordings. Head to the <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=25&amp;products_id=144">Hidden Shoal Store</a> for all download and purchase links and read a full press release <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Iretsu_Fang.pdf">here</a>.

<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/Media/HSR_Radio/Iretsu/Fang/02_Hey_You.mp3">Iretsu - Hey You</a> <em>Iretsu - Hey You</em>