We Are The Ocean break up 2017-01-18 by Eldar777 | 16 Comments | English post-hardcore/alternative rock band We Are The Ocean have decided to disband after 10 years and four albums.
Tha band explained this decision on their Facebook page:
To our fans, our friends, our family. This is by far the hardest decision we have had to make, but We Are The Ocean is coming to the end. This is a message to say thank you for exceeding all our expectations, and clarifying that music is one of the most powerful and incredible things in this world. It's taken us to places we had only dreamed of and given us the opportunity to meet some incredibly inspiring and hard-working people along the way.
Starting out as local friends whose only realistic aspiration was to play the Walthamstow Standard, things picked up... and little did we know the journey we would embark on; performing hundreds of shows, travelling thousands of miles, standing before tens of thousands of beautiful faces. Seeing people who turned up early for shows, those who were buying our music, wearing t-shirts, even getting tattoos! This is something we will all remember and hold dear for the rest of our lives. For the past ten years, we have lived a glorious fantasy. But like all fantasies, it ran the risk of being infected by reality.
And the reality is, a life in music requires sacrifice, and more so every year. As opportunities deteriorate and competition rises, there are more and more sacrifices artists have to make in pursuit of a dream. And much as these sacrifices were ones we were more than willing to make, after time they began to distort the heart and soul of the music we were creating. As painful a decision as it was to make, we feel it is more important preserve the happiness it brought us from the beginning, than taint it with an unforgiving and unpredictable future. Our hearts still stay firmly in the music we've written over the years, but it's time for another journey to begin.
As those who have seen us live will know, we never turn down the opportunity for an encore. So in true We Are The Ocean fashion we will be playing a handful of shows over the coming months, as one last chance to celebrate the past, the present and the future. If you wanna hear songs from Cutting Our Teeth, Go Now And Live, Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow, Ark and the Self-Titled EP (yep, your favourite MySpace profile songs) then join us for what will be an unforgettable evening.
It is with sadness we write this but honestly, we're excited for the future and there's still so much we have left to give. These shows will be for you who made it all possible, the fans. From the bottom of our hearts, we love you, thank you and stay posted for more announcements.
Liam, Alfie, Jack, Tom - We Are The Ocean
https://www.facebook.com/wearetheocean/
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Good. There's too many bands with "ocean" in their name.
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A+ comment man
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damn Cutting Our Teeth is huge nostalgia to me
they never really followed up on the promise of that album but a shame anyway
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We are (no longer) The Ocean
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Ending up seeing these guys live 3 times as they were always supporting here in the UK, hard working dudes. Maybe Today...is great.
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i am the ocean we are the ocean being as an ocean
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the wrong band with ocean in their name broke up
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Aw, I liked these guys. Their early stuff is pretty great
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Band had some great songs, Runaway, Young Heart etc. Can't say I was a fan of their last album 'Ark' though, they tried to go big but it failed overall. Like others I preferred their older stuff. Saw them live a couple of times and met Liam after one gig, nice dudes.
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"the wrong band with ocean in their name broke up"
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Sad to see them go, 'Maybe today...' is a great record, last one is not so much though, so i could see this coming.
Anyway Liam's voice is sweet, hope he'll make another band or go solo
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F**k... Still had a great album or 2 in them imo.
I'd be extremely surprised if Liam doesn't try a Dallas Green and go solo.
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I ocean. You ocean. He- she- me...ocean. Ocean, Oceaning; We'll have the "Ocean"; Oceanrama; Oceanology; the study of the ocean. It's first grade, Sputbob!
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Liam recently got married. Maybe he's planning on starting a family next then probably a solo album yeah
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He should Davey, hell of a voice.
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God dammit, they were great.
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