We Are the Ocean

We Are the Ocean were 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.

We Are the Ocean
We Are the Ocean performing at the Guildhall Arts Centre in Gloucester in August 2011
Background information
OriginLoughton, Essex, England
Genres
Years active2007–2017
LabelsHassle, SideOneDummy
Websitewearetheocean.co.uk
Members
  • Dan Brown
  • Liam Cromby
  • Alfie Scully
  • Jack Spence
  • Tom Whittaker

Over the course of their career they have released four albums:Cutting Our Teeth in 2010, Go Now and Live in 2011, Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow in 2012, and Ark in 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 formerly 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)

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.

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]

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.[9]

Ark and disbandment (2014–2017)

With new management now on board,[10] 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.[11] They recorded a BBC Live Lounge session, playing an acoustic version of the track and a cover of London Grammar's 'Hey Now'[12] which led to BMG/Infectious signing the band.[13] ARK was released on 11 May 2015.

After embarking on and finishing a tour to support their new album, updates on future endeavours became rare. In early 2016, the band was dropped by their label for undisclosed reasons. Later that year, they asked for pictures from past concerts on Facebook. On 18 January 2017, We Are the Ocean announced their disbandment and a farewell tour through Europe in February and March.

Band members
Former members
Timeline

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[14]		 UK Indie
[15]		 UK Rock
[16]		 UK Digital
[17]
Cutting Our Teeth 143———
Go Now and Live
  • Released: 22 April 2011
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Hassle Records
 455340
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
 73134—

Extended plays
List of albums
Title Album details
We Are the Ocean
  • Released: 4 August 2008[18]
  • Label: Hassle
  • Format: CD, digital download
Look Alive
  • Released: 16 November 2009[19]
  • 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
[20]
"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)" ——

Music videos
  • "Save Me! Said the Saviour" (2007)
  • "Nothing Good Has Happened Yet" (2008)
  • "Welcome to My Broken Home"[21]
  • "Look Alive" (2009)
  • "All of This Has to End" (2010)
  • "These Days I Have Nothing" (2010)
  • "Lucky Ones" (2010)
  • "Waiting Room" (2011)
  • "Runaway" (2011)
  • "What It Feels Like" (2011)
  • "Overtime Is a Crime" (2011)
  • "The Road" (2012)
  • "Young Heart" (2012)
  • "Machine" (17 April 2013)
  • "Chin Up, Son" (5 September 2013)
  • "Holy Fire" (2015)
  • "Do It Together" (2015)
  • "Good For You" (2015)
  • "Hey Now" (2015)
  • "The Pretender (Foo Fighters cover)" (2015)

References
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  2. "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace.
  3. "Hassle Records". Hasslerecords.sandbag.uk.com.
  4. "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace.
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  6. "We Are The Ocean to release new album April 25th". Web.archive.org. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. "It is with much regret that we announce... - We Are the Ocean". Facebook.com.
  8. "The New Bury Tomorrow Video is A Tough Watch". Rock Sound Magazine. 9 January 2016.
  9. "We Are the Ocean: Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow". Hassle Records. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  10. "One Fifteen - Artists - We Are the Ocean". Onefifteen.com.
  11. "Song Review: We Are The Ocean – 'ARK' | CultNoise". Web.archive.org. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  12. "BBC Radio 1 - Live Lounge, We Are the Ocean". BBC.
  13. "BMG/Infectious makes first new signings - Music... - mediaor". Mediaor.com.
  14. "UK Albums & Singles Chart History: We are the Ocean". UK Charts. The Official Charts Company. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  15. "UK Independente Albums Chart - Archive". Official Charts Company. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  16. "UK Rock & Metal Album Chart - Archive". Official Charts Company. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  17. "UK Album Download Chart - Archive". Official Charts Company. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  18. "Post Hardcore > We Are The Ocean > EP We Are the Ocean". Spirit of Metal. Apple. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  19. "iTunes - We Are The Ocean EP Look Alive". iTunes. Apple. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  20. "We Are the Ocean on Slovenská". IFPI. (IFPI). Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  21. We Are The Ocean - Welcome to My Broken Home UNOFFICIAL. YouTube. 29 July 2008.
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