We Are the Ocean

We Are the Ocean

We Are the Ocean performing at the Guildhall Arts Center in Gloucester in August 2011
Background information
Origin Loughton, Essex, England
Genres Alternative metal, post-hardcore, (early) alternative rock, pop punk (later)
Years active 2007–present
Labels Hassle, SideOneDummy
Website wearetheocean.co.uk
Members
  • Liam Cromby
  • Alfie Scully
  • Jack Spence
  • Tom Whittaker
Past members Dan Brown

We Are the Ocean are a four piece English rock band from Loughton, Essex, consisting guitarist, vocalist Liam Cromby, bass guitarist Jack Spence, guitarist Alfie Scully and drummer Tom Whittaker. Vocalist Dan Brown left the band in 2012. They are signed to Hassle Records in the United Kingdom and SideOneDummy Records in the United States.

Over the course of their career they have released three LPs: Cutting Our Teeth in 2010, Go Now and Live in 2011 and Their third LP, Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow was released on 17 September 2012 through Hassle Records in the United Kingdom and SideOneDummy Records in the United States. Their fourth studio album, ARK, was released on 11 May 2015.

History

Formation and self-titled debut EP (2007–2008)

We Are The Ocean performing at Sheffield Leadmill, October 2008.

Dan Brown and Jack Spence were formally in a band named Dead But Still Dreaming, and when they disbanded they set about finding new members for a new band. They had formed a full line-up again by 2007 with Liam Cromby, Rickie Bloom and Tom Whittaker, and still under the original name of Dead But Still Dreaming. After a while, Bloom left the band and was eventually replaced by Alfie Scully. Shortly after the creation of this solid line-up, the band decided on a new start with the name We Are The Ocean.

The band quickly shot to prominence thanks mainly to MySpace and were nominated for Kerrang! Best British Newcomer and voted K! Readers Poll 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.

Cutting Our Teeth and subsequent touring (2008–2010)

We Are The Ocean have an extensive tour history, having toured all over the UK, Europe, the US and Australia. They have played countless festivals, including the main stage at Reading and Leeds Festival, Download Festival, and are one of few UK bands invited to play 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 (Thrice, The Bled, Converge) at Salad Days Studio in Baltimore, USA. They were originally aiming for a Summer 2009 release but for unknown reasons the album release date was delayed many times. Pushing back to November,[2] then pushed back again to 25 January 2010, and finally pushed back to 1 February 2010.[3][4]

The band re-released Cutting Our Teeth in October 2010 as a deluxe edition with a second disc, featuring the highly sought limited edition EP, and four unheard tracks. The re-release has received positive feedback from critics.[5]

Departure of Dan Brown and Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow (2011–2013)

Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Liam Cromby

We Are The Ocean recorded their second album, titled Go Now and Live, with Pete Miles (The King Blues, Canterbury).[6] The album's singles "What It Feels Like", "The Waiting Room" and "Runaway" were all playlisted on Radio 1, and received heavy rotation on many radio and television stations. The album reached number 45 in the chart in its first week. After this happened, the band members attempted to recruit the famous White Shadow player, Jaash 41. However, he stayed with the band.

On 1 March 2012, We Are the Ocean released that they will 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 will now be the primary vocalist.[7][8] Brown later revealed in an interview with RockSound magazine that his former band mates had fired him from We Are the Ocean due to the belief that he was no longer making a significant contribution to the creative process of writing the new album. Although the remaining members of We Are the Ocean requested that Brown remain as their manager, he declined.[9] 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.[10]

Ark (2014–present)

With new management now on board [11] the band recorded their fourth album, titled ARK, in the summer of 2014 and released an eponymous teaser single at the end of the year.[12] They recorded a BBC Live Lounge session, playing an acoustic version of the track and a cover of London Grammar's 'Hey Now' [13] which led to BMG/Infectious signing the band.[14] ARK was released on 11 May 2015.

Band members

Current members
Former members
Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[15]		 UK Indie
[16]		 UK Rock
[17]		 UK Digital
[18]
Cutting Our Teeth 143 — — —
Go Now and Live
  • Released: 22 April 2011
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Hassle Records
 45 5 3 40
Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow
  • Release Date: 17 September 2012
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Hassle Records
 59 — — —
ARK
  • Release Date: 11 May 2015
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Hassle Records
 73 13 4 —

Extended plays

List of albums
Title Album details
We Are the Ocean
  • Released: 4 August 2008[19]
  • Label: Hassle
  • Format: CD, digital download
Look Alive
  • Released: 16 November 2009[20]
  • Label: Hassle
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK SVK
[21]
"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
"Run Away" — 45
"Overtime Is a Crime" — —
"Bleed" 2012 — — Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow
"The Road (Run for Miles)" — —

Music videos

References

  1. 1 2 Jon O'Brien. "We Are The Ocean - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace.
  3. ↑ "Hassle Records".
  4. ↑ "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace.
  5. ↑ http://amplified.tv/2010/11/04/we-are-the-ocean-interview/
  6. ↑ http://amplified.tv/2011/03/07/we-are-the-ocean-to-release-new-album-april-25th/
  7. ↑ "It is with much regret that we announce... - We Are The Ocean - Facebook".
  8. ↑ "The New Bury Tomorrow Video is A Tough Watch". Rock Sound Magazine. 9 January 2016.
  9. ↑ http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CXfnAIZXS90/T-DNH-pfOEI/AAAAAAAABAQ/7YJ0MX4RwjQ/s1600/we+are+the+ocean.jpeg
  10. ↑ "We Are The Ocean: Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow". Hassle Records. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "One Fifteen - Artists - We Are The Ocean".
  12. ↑ http://www.cultnoise.com/song-review-ocean-ark/
  13. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 - Live Lounge, We Are The Ocean". BBC.
  14. ↑ "BMG/Infectious makes first new signings - Music... - mediaor".
  15. ↑ "UK Albums & Singles Chart History: We are the Ocean". UK Charts. The Official Charts Company. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  16. ↑ "UK Independente Albums Chart - Archive". UK Charts. The Official Charts Company. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  17. ↑ "UK Rock & Metal Album Chart - Archive". UK Charts. The Official Charts Company. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  18. ↑ "UK Album Download Chart - Archive". UK Charts. The Official Charts Company. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  19. ↑ "Post Hardcore > We Are The Ocean > EP We Are the Ocean". Spirit of Metal. Apple. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  20. ↑ "iTunes - We Are The Ocean EP Look Alive". iTunes. Apple. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  21. ↑ "We Are the Ocean on Slovenská". IFPI. (IFPI). Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  22. ↑ We Are The Ocean - Welcome To My Broken Home UNOFFICIAL. 29 July 2008 – via YouTube.

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