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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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"Intense duelling guitars and a cavernously reverbed snare drum ensured everyone found some sort of groove in the theatre."
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"... This work explores both light and shade. In a confident step forward, Ocean Alley have crafted a seamless blend of the two..."