2011 is almost over and 2012 is knocking on the door like a life insurance salesman at the apocalypse (I’ll work on that one). To end the year with some lovin and fantastic music we are having a huge sale over at the Hidden Shoal Store. Over 20 CD & digital releases are on sale from artists such as Slow Dancing Society, Sankt Otten, Markus Mehr, City of Satellites, Apricot Rail, Umpire, Wes Willenbring, Hotels, Rich Bennett, Liam Singer and Salli Lunn to name but a few. All CD purchases include free shipping and an immediate mp3 album download and as special bonus for our wonderful fans, every CD purchase will recieve a free bonus copy of the Hidden Shoal various artists CD A Million Square Miles.

It’s a total win-win so head to the Hidden Shoal Store and check the specials on the front page. The sale ends on the 1st of Jan 2012 and some CD stock is very limited so do be quick.

Instrumental-pop wizards Apricot Rail are supporting experimental rock geniuses Akron/Family on their ‘Cosmic Birth Tour’ this coming Tuesday at Mojos Bar in Fremantle. Akron/Family are touring on the back of their latest release S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, while Apricot Rail have recently released ‘Surry Hills‘, an enchanting new single ahead of their sophomore album due  next year. Tickets are available here and doors open 8pm. Enjoy!

Apricot Rail’s stunning new single ‘Surry Hills’  has just scooped a glowing review over at The Silent Ballet. Check out the review here and download the track for free here.

Apricot Rail’s spellbinding new single ‘Surry Hills‘ see’s its official live launch this Saturday night at The Bakery in Perth. Superb support comes from newly formed supergroup The Long Lost Brothers, obscure pop wonderlanders the Andrew Sinclair and The Ritual Band and exciting newcomers Runner. Check out all the details on the the Facebook event page and miss it at your peril!

Also be sure to tune in to RTRFM Friday morning (Perth time) where the band (well two of them) will be interviewed by the lovely Peter Barr ahead fo the gig. Oh and check out the sweet little review of the single in this week’s Beat magazine (Melbourne). And if you’ve not yet nabbed your free download of the single then…….come do I need to finish that. GO HERE NOW!