Blog: Hidden Shoal Recordings

Apricot Rail succeed where so many other post-rock bands fail because they're able to get to the point. What genre-defining bands like Explosions In The Sky take eight or nine minutes to do Apricot Rail are capable of in three and a half. This impeccable sense for the immediacy of great pop structures is arguably one of their biggest assets, and is displayed masterfully on their debut album. It's a great formula, and they've nailed it here on more than one occasion, whilst maintaining an eclectic approach to texture and timbre. 'If You Can't Join Them, Beat Them' [...]