Ocean Sleeper's second album arrives through BMG Australia and Rise Records with eleven songs listed on the official edition. Every Part Of Me opens the record, while Take Me To The Grave closes a sequence built around grief, guilt, regret and the struggle to stay present inside depression.
The title track is a good place to start. The clean chorus feels personal, while the harsher sections let that emotion out at full volume.
The crowd is part of the writing
Ocean Sleeper say the record's negative emotions can become something positive when a crowd shouts the words back. You can hear that intention in the hooks and the way the breakdowns give people somewhere to let go.
The strongest moments bring the melody and heaviness together. The production is polished, but the feeling comes through. These songs should get a loud response in a room full of people who know the words.
