It’s our first birthday but you get the presents. Throughout May you can help yourself to special offers and giveaways including:

• The new label compilation album, The Garden of Forking Paths. The album is now available for free download here.
• A gift voucher of $5 (USD) off your first purchase of $10 or more in the HSR store throughout the month of May. Simply use the following code during the checkout process – hsrgift . For simple instructions on how to redeem your gift using gift codes check here.
• All new and existing subscribers to our mailing list will be put in the draw to win prize of 1 x $50 US and 4 x $20 US gift vouchers for the HSR Store. The prizes will be drawn at the end of the month.

Just a reminder about the Myspace profile and blog embeddable HSR Radio Player. With each new Hidden Shoal Recordings release the playlist gets bigger and bigger and currently contains over 35 tracks. The playlist is automatically updated with each new release so all you need to do is sit back and let yourself and your visitors dissolve in the delicious delectations we have on offer. Full instructions for putting the player on your Myspace profile or blog are below.

Embeding the Player
If you’d like to embed HSR Radio on your Myspace profile and fluff off that pithy little single song player you get by default then copy and paste the code below into your profile and voila! The player will work just as well in your blog or website. Instant excellent music!

<b><a xhref="http://music.hiddenshoal.com" mce_href="http://music.hiddenshoal.com" >Hidden Shoal Recordings Radio</a>. <a xhref="http://www.myspace.com/hiddenshoal" mce_href="http://www.myspace.com/hiddenshoal" >Get this player</a>.</b></p> <p><object enableJSURL="false" enablehref="false" mce_href="false" saveEmbedTags="true" allowScriptAccess="never" allownetworking="internal" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allownetworking="internal" height="210" width="400" align="center" data="http://music.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/plugins/xspf_player/myspace_hsr_free_radio.swf?autoload=true&autoplay=false&repeat_playlist=true&playlist_url=http://music.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/plugins/xspf_player/playlist.php?cat=14"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal"></param><param name="movie" value="http://music.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/plugins/xspf_player/myspace_hsr_free_radio.swf?autoload=true&autoplay=false&repeat_playlist=true&playlist_url=http://music.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/plugins/xspf_player/playlist.php?cat=14"></param> </object></p> <p>

With each new gig, The Hero Cycle are cementing their reputation as an incredibly exciting live experience. If you haven’t checked them out yet and you live within a days travel of any of these places then, pack a bag and warm up the car! These gigs are not to be missed.

2 May 2007, The Basement – Presented by WFNX: Boston, Massachusetts
3 May 2007, The Fire: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4 May 2007, 31st Street Pub: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5 May 2007, Mojo’s: Jamestown, New York
6 May 2007, Cake Shop: New York City
7 May 2007, The Red and the Black: Washington DC
8 May 2007, Hyperlink Cafe: Richmond, Virginia
9 May 2007, Relative Theory Records: Norfolk, Virginia
10 May 2007, Lo-Fi Social Club: Baltimore, Maryland
11 May 2007, Mr. Beery’s Bethpage: Long Island, New York
12 May 2007, Bar Matchless: Brooklyn, New York
13 Jul 2007, Bill’s Bar: Boston, Massachusetts

Listen to The Hero Cycle’s ep “Lakes and Ponds” here.

Check out the excellent Live 365 station, Tess’s Indie Wave where you can catch a number of HSR tracks on rotation. Tune to – “Hear great melodic, rare, obscure, modern new wave, classic new wave, darkwave, synth-pop, dream-pop, shoegazer, ambient, indie, electro-clash, brit-pop, goth & trip-hop!”.