Apricot Rail’s utterly beautiful sophomore album Quarrels has been starting to stir up some US radio love of late, recently featuring in a number of college radio Top 30′s. The album’s most recent chart entry at Radio 1190 in Denver saw it hold the number 4 spot! Yet  another example of independent radio understanding music outside of the obvious and constrained.

If you’ve not yet given your ears and mind the treasures that Quarrels holds then here’s a path to happiness for you – download the free single ‘Basket Press’, stream the album trailer below, then grab the album for yourself on CD or digital (FLAC + MP3).

The lovely Ken McGuire has featured two Hidden Shoal artists over the last week on his Listening Post blog. The first single taken from the forthcoming I Razor soundtrack, Circus Devils ‘All The Good Ones Are Gone’, was given a lovely little write up, followed by love for the Apricot Rail track ‘Running With an Egg on a Spoon’ and their new album Quarrels.

“Piano intros always get me. So too has All The Good Ones Are Gone the latest single release from Circus Devils, led by Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard. Steeped in melancholy, this is the first track to come from the I Razor soundtrack which features works from brothers Tim and Todd Tobias (on piano and synth here) and Circus Devils.” – Ken McGuire on Circus Devils ‘All The Good Ones Are Gone’

Circus Devils ‘All The Good Ones Are Gone’ is available now for free download ahead of the I Razor soundtrack release on the 16th May. Apricot Rail’s stunning sophomore album Quarrels is available now in CD and digital formats and the first single ‘Basket Press’ is also available for free download.

Apricot Rail – ‘Running With An Egg On A Spoon’

Circus Devils ‘All The Good Ones Are Gone’

Apricot Rail’s much anticipated sophomore album Quarrels is now officially available which means digital packages (MP3 + FLAC) and CD  packages (Inc immediate album download) are now live in the Hidden Shoal Store. A beautiful extended digital booklet is also available for download for those who have already purchased, those who are about to and even those who are just plain curious.

Almost four years after the release of their acclaimed self-titled debut album, Perth-based multi-instrumental pop sextet Apricot Rail return with their sophomore album Quarrels, which features the singles ‘Basket Press’ and ‘Surry Hills’. A foray into more experimental territory, Quarrels features lusher, denser instrumentation, is rich in ideas yet toys with new levels of restraint. The band’s trademark harmonic guitar passages and syncopation sit beneath languid brass and woodwind, balanced by glitchy electronica, dramatic crescendos and opium-infused oriental explorations; slow, meandering waltzes give way to moments of ethereal lightness and beauty. This music transcends fads and trends to appeal to anyone drawn to beautiful, supple songcraft.

“Quarrels envelopes the listener like a rain curtain, with Rail’s six individual parts contracting into a tourniquet with exactly the kind of apparent, balmy temperance that actually masks rigid and almost brilliant perfectionism. Simply and quietly, this is an incredible album.” – Drum Media

Apricot Rail – ‘Running With an Egg on a Spoon’

Apricot Rail‘s stunning new release Quarrels has been garnering lots of deserved love of late. First single from the album ‘Basket Press’ has scooped a bunch of wonderful reviews which you can check out here, whilst the album has just been named as Drum Media’s album of the week along with a stunning review,

“Quarrels envelopes the listener like a rain curtain, with Rail’s six individual parts contracting into a tourniquet with exactly the kind of apparent, balmy temperance that actually masks rigid and almost brilliant perfectionism. Simply and quietly, this is an incredible album.” – Drum Media

Quarrels is also one of this week’s RTRFM feature albums so be sure to listen in as you can win yourself one of 5 copies of the album!

Apricot Rail - ‘Running With an Egg on a Spoon’