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We Lost The Sea

We Lost the Sea are an instrumental band from Sydney, Australia. The band was originally formed by friends from multiple bands that had dissolved in 2007 from the outer west Sydney suburb of Campbelltown, NSW. The current line up is composed of Mark Owen, Matt Harvey, Mathew Kelly, Kieran Elliott and Carl Whitbread.

Their third album Departure Songs gained them widespread acclaim within the post-rock and metal scenes around the world. The band have reached notable success internationally for their emotional and energetic live performances and modern and thematic approach to the post-rock genre. They are currently released through Australian independent record label Bird's Robe Records, which is distributed through MGM in Australia and independently worldwide. Dunk!Records in Europe and Translation Loss in North America.

Albums

2010 Crimea
2012 The Quietest Place on Earth
2015 Departure Songs
2019 Triumph & Disaster
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Latest Articles

Reviews / Live
Live Review: We Lost The Sea, The Crooked Fiddle Band
"A fearless exploration of humanity's limits utilising a Spartan palette of sound and fury."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: We Lost The Sea, The Crooked Fiddle Band, Dear Plastic
"We think they found that sea again."
News / Music
We Lost The Sea Guitarist Farewells 'Departure Songs' Album - And The Band
"The reality is that the champion of your self-critique is not always so sound in the eyes of others."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Progfest
"The fact that [Chaos Divine are] not one of the bigger heavy acts on the planet remains a conundrum."
News / Music
We Lost The Sea Announce Final Tour In Support Of 'Departure Songs'
We Lost The Sea announce a select few headline shows along the east coast to mark the end of an era.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Apocalyptica, We Lost The Sea, Tempest Rising
"Budding musicians, put down that Stratocaster and pick up a Stradivarius; metal belongs to the cello."
News / Music
Progfest Is Back For Its Ninth Round This December
Quite possibly the best thing for Aussie prog
News / Music
We Lost The Sea Are Being Joined By Vox, Sydney Philharmonia Choir In Sydney
We Lost The Sea are going big for their hometown show.
Features / Music
After A Cathartic Release, We Lost The Sea Are Moving On
"I don't think we could write another album like that, because the emotion behind it was just so raw, and you can't fake that."
News / Music
We Lost The Sea Announce Supports For Debut Headline Tour
Have/Hold, Majora and more
News / Music
We Lost The Sea To Play New Record In Full On Debut Headline Tour
They'll be performing their latest record in full
Reviews / Album
Album Review: We Lost The Sea - Departure Songs
"Music for long journeys to destinations unknown."