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Reigniting their roots while stepping dauntlessly into a new era, Melbourne’s Ocean Grove have announced their fourth studio album ODDWORLD, due out on November 22 via ODDWORLD Records in Australia and SharpTone Records for the rest of the world. Pre-order it here.
Recently showcasing insatiable creativity and a renewed sonic identity via the nu metal-soaked singles “FLY AWAY” and “MY DISASTER,” ODDWORLD is ultimately a celebration of Ocean Grove’s endless capacity for staunch innovation and sharp execution.
The band follows with release of the video for the buoyant new single “RAINDROP.” Watch it here.
Diverting from the nu metal tendencies of its predecessors, “RAINDROP” radiates shadowy exuberance alongside the creative and vocal additions courtesy of Ocean Grove studio member Luke Holmes.
“‘RAINDROP’ was forged in a very ‘Tapes’ kind of way i.e. the ‘Oddworld Collective’ got in the studio and fused multiple ideas from multiple members together until we struck magic,” shares vocalist Dale Tanner. “Blending Twiggy’s melancholy demo with Sam’s hyperactive production style, the track is definitely an outlier on the album for its dark-meets-playful energy and we’re pretty pumped to play this one live.”
Tanner continues, “We wanted to further cement the ‘OG Collective’ with the ‘RAINDROP’ visuals, highlighting the creative and vocal contributions of studio member Luke ‘Poochy’ Holmes. Knowing that we had full creative license (as always) to depart from the fast-paced, action-based style of the previous two music videos we instead opted for a slow-mo, off the wall visualizer. The dissonance of the dark lyrical undertone met with the upbeat music was something we especially wanted to exaggerate with this clip.”
ODDWORLD TRACK LISTING:
“OG FOREVER”
“CELL DIVISION”
“FLY AWAY“
“STUNNER”
“RAINDROP”
“NO OFFENCE DETECTED”
“MY DISASTER“
“LAST DANCE”
“SOWHAT1999”
“OTP” (Feat. New Babylon + Adult Art Club)
