Being as an Ocean is the third full-length album by American post-hardcore band Being as an Ocean. The album was released on June 30, 2015 through InVogue Records internationally and Impericon Records in Europe. This is the band's second record to feature clean vocalist and rhythm guitarist Michael McGough, and their final album to feature drummer Connor Denis.
| Being as an Ocean | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 30, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, melodic hardcore | |||
| Label | InVogue, Impericon | |||
| Producer | Matt McClellan | |||
| Being as an Ocean chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| New Noise Magazine |   [1] |
| GIGsoup | [2] |
| PPcorn | [3] |
| Bring The Noise | 10/10 [4] |
Lyrical themes
editOn the first track from the album, 'Little Richie', lead vocalist Joel Quartuccio stated that the song "was inspired by the story of my personal friend and pastor, Rich McCullen. Rich grew up in an extremely abusive household and yet still grew up to forgive his abuser and strives to live a life of love and compassion."[5]
Critical reception
editNew Noise Magazine awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "Being As An Ocean is an interesting study in progression by regression. By reigning in some of the more progressive and musically interesting aspects of How We Both Wondrously Perish, the band was able to focus on a unified sound: punchy, pensive bouts of melodic hardcore. It’s not a novel concept, but with this much emotion and focus, Being As An Ocean seems on the road to something truly special. They aren’t there yet, but after a slight recalculation, the destination appears on the horizon."[6]
GIGsoup shared similar enthusiasm for the album, with their review concluding that "with their self-titled album, Being As An Ocean once again escape the cliches of the genre (there’s not a single breakdown on the album, for example) and continue to bolster their sound with some spectacular vocal work while also adding a few more killer tunes to their live repertoire."[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Little Richie" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Ain't Nobody Perfect" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "The Zealot's Blindfold" | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Sleeping Sicarii" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Judas, Our Brother" | 3:29 |
| 6. | "St. Peter" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Forgetting is Forgiving the I" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "The World as a Stage" | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Sins of the Father" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "...And Their Consequence" | 5:46 |
| Total length: | 39:34 | |
Personnel
edit- Joel Quartuccio – unclean vocals, spoken word
- Michael McGough – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
- Tyler Ross – lead guitar
- Ralph Sica – bass guitar
- Connor Denis – drums
References
edit- ^ Nicholas Senior (July 1, 2015). ""Album Review: Being As An Ocean – "Being As An Ocean""". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Sam Coleman (June 30, 2015). ""ALBUM REVIEW : Being As An Ocean – 'Being As An Ocean'"". GIGsoup. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Mark Johnson (July 26, 2015). ""Being as an Ocean: 'Being as an Ocean' Album Review"". PPcorn. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Lizzi Hart. ""ALBUM REVIEW: Being As An Ocean – Being As An Ocean"". Bring The Noise. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Kyle Kemp (May 8, 2015). "BEING AS AN OCEAN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, STREAM LEAD SINGLE, "LITTLE RICHIE"". UnderTheGun Review. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Nicholas Senior (July 1, 2015). ""Album Review: Being As An Ocean – "Being As An Ocean""". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Sam Coleman (June 30, 2015). ""ALBUM REVIEW : Being As An Ocean – 'Being As An Ocean'"". GIGsoup. Retrieved March 11, 2016.