An Ocean in the Air

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An Ocean in the Air
LoveLikeFire - An Ocean in the Air album cover.jpg
EP by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2007 [1]
Genre Indie rock
Length27:44
LoveLikeFire chronology
Bed of Gold
(2006)
An Ocean in the Air
(2007)
Tear Ourselves Away
(2009)

An Ocean in the Air is the second EP of San Francisco-based indie rock band LoveLikeFire. It was released in 2007. [2] The album received critical praise from Spin magazine. [3]

The music video for the song "I Will" was chosen as an Official Selection of SXSW 2008 Film Festival. [4] The video was shot on 16 mm film and is "carnival-themed". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Unlighted Shadow" 3:03
  2. "From a Tower" 4:21
  3. "Broken Shapes" 4:21
  4. "S.O.S." 3:48
  5. "Skin & Bones" 4:36
  6. "Wish You Dead" 3:48
  7. "I Will" 3:47

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