Go Now and Live

Go Now and Live
Studio album by We Are the Ocean
Released	25 April 2011
Recorded	6 December 2010–7 January 2011 [1]
Genre	Post-hardcore, alternative rock, melodic hardcore, pop punk, alternative metal
Length	33:19
Label	Hassle
Producer	Pete Miles
We Are the Ocean chronology
Cutting Our Teeth (2010) Go Now and Live (2011) Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow (2012)
Singles from Go Now And Live
"What It Feels Like" Released: 9 February 2011 "The Waiting Room" Released: 21 March 2011 "Runaway" Released: 21 June 2011 "Overtime Is A Crime" Released: 3 October 2011

Go Now and Live is the second full-length studio album by English post-hardcore band We Are the Ocean, released on 25 April 2011. The album was produced by Pete Miles (The King Blues, Canterbury) and released through Hassle Records.

The release again saw a slight change in the band's sound, with unclean vocalist Dan Brown providing additional clean vocals. This was also the last studio alum to feature Brown, departing the band in 2012.

Two singles were released prior to the release of the album: "What It Feels Like" on 4 January 2011, and "The Waiting Room" on 18 April 2011. The music video for "What It Feels Like" premiered on 8 February 2011, while the music video for "The Waiting Room" premiered on 21 March 2011. Runaway was the third single to be released.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blare Magazine	[3]
AllMusic	[4]
BBC Music	(favourable) [5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]
Rock Sound	[7]

Go Now and Live has received mixed to positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". ^[2]

Track listing

Original CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trouble Is Temporary, Time Is Tonic"	2:44
2.	"What It Feels Like"	3:02
3.	"The Waiting Room"	3:34
4.	"Run Away"	3:45
5.	"Trials and Tribulations"	3:19
6.	"Overtime is a Crime"	3:09
7.	"Godspeed"	2:53
8.	"Now and Then"	3:59
9.	"Follow What You Need"	3:15
10.	"Before I Die"	3:39

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Distances"	3:16

Deluxe edition bonus disc: Live and Unplugged at Shepherds Bush Empire

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What It Feels Like" (Acoustic)	3:57
2.	"These Days, I Have Nothing" (Acoustic)	3:37
3.	"Playing My Heart" (Acoustic)	3:50
4.	"Run Away" (Acoustic)	4:14
5.	"Trials and Tribulations" (Acoustic)	3:34
6.	"This Is Called My Home" (Acoustic)	4:41
7.	"Overtime Is a Crime" (Acoustic)	3:51
8.	"Now and Then" (Acoustic)	4:37
9.	"Confessions" (Acoustic)	4:58
10.	"Nothing Good Has Happened Yet" (Acoustic)	5:34
11.	"The Waiting Room" (Acoustic)	5:00

Charts

Chart	Position
UK Album Chart [8]	45
UK Rock Album Chart [9]	3
UK Album Download Chart [10]	40
UK Independent Album Chart [11]	5

Personnel

We Are The Ocean ^[1]

• Dan Brown – vocals
• Liam Cromby – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Alfie Scully – lead guitar
• Jack Spence – bass guitar
• Tom Whittaker – drums, percussion

Additional personnel ^[1]

• Pete Miles - producer

References

1. Go Now and Live (CD insert). We Are The Ocean. Cardiff, Wales: Hassle Records. 2011. HOFF120CDA.
2. "Go Now and Live Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 7 August 2012.
3. Joshua Khan (25 April 2011). "REVIEW: We Are The Ocean - "Go Now And Live"". Blare Magazine. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
4. Jon O'Brien. "Go Now and Live - We Are the Ocean : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic . Rovi . Retrieved 7 August 2012.
5. Raziq Rauf (5 May 2011). "BBC - Music - Review of We Are The Ocean - Go Now And Live". BBC . BBC Music . Retrieved 26 May 2011.
6. Davey Boy (9 May 2011). "We Are The Ocean - Go Now And Live (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
7. Andy Ritchie (24 April 2011). "We Are The Ocean - Go Now And Live - Reviews - Rock Sound". Rock Sound . Freeway Press . Retrieved 26 May 2011.
8. "WE ARE THE OCEAN". The Official Chart Company. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
9. "2011 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
10. "2011 Top 40 UK Album Downloads Archive". Official Charts Company. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
11. "2011 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.