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Ocean Alley

Ocean Alley

Ocean Alley is an Australian alternative psychedelic rock band from the Northern Beaches. The band is made up of Baden Donegal (vocals, guitar), Angus Goodwin (lead guitar), Lach Galbraith (keyboard, vocals), Mitch Galbraith (guitar), Nic Blom (bass) and Tom O'Brien (drums). Their style of music has been described as "cruisey psych, rock and reggae fusion".The band has released three studio albums and two EPs independently. Their second album Chiaroscuro debuted at No. 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Their 2017 track "The Comedown" was voted in at No. 48 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2017.In 2019, Ocean Alley had four songs in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2018: "Happy Sad" at number 100, "Baby Come Back (Like a Version)" at number 16, "Knees" at number 10, and "Confidence" at number 1.

Albums

2016 Lost Tropics
2018 Chiaroscuro
2020 Lonely Diamond
2022 Low Altitude Living
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Five Years On, Ocean Alley Look Back At Their 'In Purple' EP Ahead Of Its Vinyl Reissue
Ocean Alley's 'In Purple' EP turns five this year and to celebrate they've announced a limited run vinyl repress of it. Ahead of the announcement, the group have taken a look back at the EP track-by-track. Check it out here.
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Lonely Diamond, and Ocean Alley's refusal to water themselves down
Two years on from their break-out Chiaroscuro LP, Ocean Alley are back with another - and a tonne of growth behind them..
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Album Of The Week: Ocean Alley's New Record Is Their 'Most Complete' Collection Of Music
There's a tonne of new music released every Friday and wading through it to find your next favourite album is an almost impossible task. 'The Music' team get it and we're here to help, bringing you our Album Of The Week each Friday. Here's why Ocean Alley's album 'Lonely Diamond' gets our pick.
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Ocean Alley Announce Web Series Around Forthcoming Album
"A look behind the curtain of how an Ocean Alley record comes together."
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Ocean Alley Announce Details For New Album 'Lonely Diamond'
“It’s pushing forward into the unknown…"
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Ocean Alley Announce 2020 Australian Headline Dates
The band’s first national tour since 2018.
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Ocean Alley, The Lumineers & More Join 'The Green Room' For The Final Day Of Splendour 2019
Stream it now!
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Land Of Plenty Unveils Complete 2019 Line-up
Ocean Alley lead the latest announcement.
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Splendour Unveils Mystery Act: ‘It’s Going To Be Hard To Live Up To This Hype’
“We’re a bit nervous about it."
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The First Guests For MTV Australia's New 'Total Request Live' Have Been Revealed
And it's only a few weeks away from its premiere.
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Artists & Speakers Announced For Tomorrow's #DontKillLiveMusic Rally
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Ocean Alley Have Made Their Way Onto The ARIA Charts Following Hottest 100 Win
"It's all about confidence, baby..."