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We Are the Ocean | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Loughton, Essex, England |
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Years active | 2007–2017, 2022 |
Labels | Hassle, SideOneDummy |
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Past members |
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Website | wearetheocean |
We Are the Ocean are an English rock band from Loughton, Essex, consisting of guitarist, vocalist Liam Cromby, bass guitarist Jack Spence, guitarist Alfie Scully and drummer Tom Whittaker. They are signed to Hassle Records in the United Kingdom and SideOneDummy Records in the United States. The band has released four albums: Cutting Our Teeth in 2010, Go Now and Live in 2011, Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow in 2012, and Ark in 2015.
Dan Brown and Jack Spence were both formerly in a band named Dead But Still Dreaming. Following the band's dissolution, the two sought to form a new band under the same name, recruiting Liam Cromby, Rickie Bloom, and Tom Whittaker by 2007. Shortly after, they rebranded as We Are the Ocean. Bloom soon left the band and was replaced by Alfie Scully.
The band became more prominent through MySpace and was nominated for Kerrang! Best British Newcomer and were voted K! Readers Poll's 2nd Best Unsigned UK Band. [1] They released their debut EP entitled We Are the Ocean in 2008, selling 1000 limited edition copies in 1 day.
We Are the Ocean have toured the UK, Europe, the US, and Australia. The band played festivals including the main stage at Reading and Leeds Festival, Download Festival, and were invited to play at The Bamboozle festival in New Jersey, USA, one of the largest alternative/punk festivals in the world. [1]
We Are the Ocean started writing material for their debut album around December 2008. The album was produced by Brian McTernan at Salad Days Studio in Baltimore, USA. the album was due to be released in Summer 2009, but for unknown reasons, was delayed a number of times before its eventual release 1 February 2010. [2] [3]
The band re-released Cutting Our Teeth in October 2010 as a deluxe edition with a second disc, featuring their limited edition debut EP and four unheard tracks which received positive feedback from critics. [4]
The band recorded their second album, Go Now and Live , with Pete Miles. [5] The album's singles "What It Feels Like", "The Waiting Room" and "Runaway" were all playlisted on Radio 1, in addition to a number of other radio and television stations. The album reached number 45 in the charts in its first week.
On 1 March 2012, We Are the Ocean announced that they would be entering the studio in May to record their third full-length album. On 5 June 2012, it was announced on their Facebook page that the band had parted ways with frontman Dan Brown, who would instead be pursuing a career as a band manager. Cromby became the primary vocalist. [6] [7]
Their third studio album Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow was released in the UK on 17 September 2012.
On 30 March 2013 We Are the Ocean performed at Radstock Festival. [8]
Under new management, [9] the band recorded their fourth album, ARK , in the summer of 2014 and released an eponymous teaser single at the end of the year. [10] They recorded a BBC Live Lounge session and played an acoustic version of the track along with a cover of London Grammar's 'Hey Now,' [11] which led to BMG/Infectious signing the band. [12] ARK was released on 11 May 2015.
We Are The Ocean embarked on a tour to support their new album. In early 2016, the band was dropped by their label for undisclosed reasons. On 18 January 2017, We Are the Ocean announced their disbandment and a farewell tour through Europe in February and March. {{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
"Our friendship inside and out of We Are The Ocean has always remained strong. The last 2 years have really put life into a new perspective, so we thought we owed it to ourselves and our fans to come together and do what we love to do best. In the rehearsal studio we found the energy was still there - it honestly felt better than ever - and that’s why we’ve decided to get back on stage together; to connect, share and celebrate We Are The Ocean"
—We Are the Ocean on Facebook
On July 15, 2022, the band issued a statement on Facebook about their reunion. They announced their first live show in five years, on October 15 in London's Omeara Venue.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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UK [13] | UK Indie [14] | UK Rock [15] | UK Digital [16] | ||
Cutting Our Teeth |
| 143 | — | — | — |
Go Now and Live |
| 45 | 5 | 3 | 40 |
Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow |
| 59 | — | — | — |
ARK |
| 73 | 13 | 4 | — |
Title | Album details |
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We Are the Ocean | |
Look Alive |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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UK | SVK [19] | |||
"Nothing Good Has Happened Yet" | 2008 | — | — | We Are the Ocean |
"God Damn Good" | 2009 | — | — | |
"Look Alive" | 2010 | — | — | Cutting Our Teeth |
"These Days, I Have Nothing" | — | — | ||
"All of This Has to End" | — | — | ||
"Lucky Ones" | — | — | ||
"What It Feels Like" | 2011 | — | 70 | Go Now and Live |
"The Waiting Room" | — | 22 | ||
"Runaway" | — | 45 | ||
"Overtime Is a Crime" | — | — | ||
"Bleed" | 2012 | — | — | Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow |
"The Road (Run for Miles)" | — | — | ||
"Now and Then (Acoustic)" | 2021 | — | — | Non-album single |
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