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THE OCEAN PARTY RELEASE FINAL RECORD; LISTEN TO ‘WE SHOULD DO THIS AGAIN’

THE OCEAN PARTY RELEASE FINAL RECORD; LISTEN TO ‘WE SHOULD DO THIS AGAIN’

Just a quick word to remind readers that The Ocean Party, one of our favourite Australian guitar pop bands ever, released their final ever record yesterday. Nothing Grows was penned in its idiosyncratic entirety by the youngest of the...

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THE OCEAN PARTY CALL IT A DAY & ANNOUNCE THEIR FINAL RELEASE; “NOTHING GROWS” A SIX TRACK EP PENNED BY ZAC DENTON; SHARE FIRST SINGLE, FINAL TOUR IN MARCH

THE OCEAN PARTY CALL IT A DAY & ANNOUNCE THEIR FINAL RELEASE; “NOTHING GROWS” A SIX TRACK EP PENNED BY ZAC DENTON; SHARE FIRST SINGLE, FINAL TOUR IN MARCH

“Thanks for humouring us for so long.” Nicholas Kearton & The Ocean Party. Seminal Melbourne via Wagga Wagga pop outfit The Ocean Party have announced that they will call it a day after almost a decade this week. We’ve...

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THE OCEAN PARTY SHARE NEW SINGLE FROM THE ODDFELLOWS’ HALL

THE OCEAN PARTY SHARE NEW SINGLE FROM THE ODDFELLOWS’ HALL

“And I know none of this makes me different And I can take that for what it’s worth” Seminal Melbourne pop outfit and Wagga Wagga transplants The Ocean Party have a new album coming out next month called The...

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THE OCEAN PARTY SHARE NEW VIDEO

THE OCEAN PARTY SHARE NEW VIDEO

The Ocean Party have released a new video for ‘Cracked And Shattering’ the closer from their latest record Beauty Point. Drummer Lachlan Denton takes the vocal lead set against a backdrop of outback images taken from their recent extensive...

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THE OCEAN PARTY RETURN WITH BEAUTY POINT

THE OCEAN PARTY RETURN WITH BEAUTY POINT

Just a year after the release of their last long player Restless, Melbourne based pop stalwarts The Ocean Party are set to release a new album, Beauty Point, making it their third album in three years. The announcement came...

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IN PICTURES: THE OCEAN PARTY @ THE METRO HOTEL, ADELAIDE

IN PICTURES: THE OCEAN PARTY @ THE METRO HOTEL, ADELAIDE

The Ocean Party rolled into Adelaide last Friday as part of their 17 date national tour in support of their latest album, the observationally savvy but ever humble Restless. Indie30 was at the compact Metro Hotel to catch the...

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EVER RESTLESS, THE OCEAN PARTY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

EVER RESTLESS, THE OCEAN PARTY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

Merely a year after releasing their last record Light Weight, prolific and ever present Melbourne pop stalwarts The Ocean Party recently announced the release album of number six, Restless. Last week they released the album’s title track, a measured...

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