Funk lords Ocean Alley are nearing completion of their third record 'Lonely Diamond', with the 'Confidence' masters releasing the latest single from the album 'Hot Chicken'.
'Lonely Diamond' combines '70s guitar rock, country and western, old-school funk and synth-heavy new wave."It's pushing forward into the unknown. . . taking a journey to a different place or a different time that seems familiar or that you've been before and all the emotions and feels that come with that," guitarist Mitch Galbraith says.
Produced by long-time collaborator Callum Howell at Grove Studios (built by INXS' Garry Gary Beers), the new album follows the success of Ocean Alley's acclaimed second full-length LP 'Chiaroscuro' in 2018 that saw them win the Hottest 100 for 'Confidence'.
Last year, the band played 30 sold-out shows around the world plus major festival appearances at Reading and Leeds Festival as well as Splendour. "I think of 'Chiaroscuro' as the younger sibling of this [new] album," vocalist Baden Donegal says.
"The songwriting process didn't really change, but obviously as people you have more life experience, you mature a bit and that shows in your songwriting and musicianship.
"With 'Chiaroscuro', we just went in there and did it, whereas this record we took time to reflect. We demoed, we wrote, we re-wrote. It's got more depth to it but not intentionally, it was just a natural progression."
The band have rescheduled their Australian tour to late summer 2021. Click here for more information. 'Lonely Diamond' is set for release 19 June. Click here to pre-order it.
Lonely Diamond track list
1. Dahlia2. Tombstone
3. Way Down
4. Infinity
5. Up In There
6. All Worn Out
7. Stained Glass
8. Lonely Diamond
9. Wet Dreams
10. Hot Chicken
11. Puesta de Sol
12. Luna
Ocean Alley 2021 Tour Dates
Sat 6 Feb - Hordern Pavilion (Sydney) - sold outSun 7 Feb - Hordern Pavilion (Sydney)
Fri 12 Feb - The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane) - sold out
Sat 13 Feb - The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Fri 5 Mar - Fremantle Arts Centre
Fri 12 Mar - Thebarton Theatre (Adelaide)
Wed 24 Mar - Melbourne Arena
