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The Ocean Party Announce New Album And Massive National Tour

The Ocean Party may just be the hardest working band in Australia. They have just announced their fifth album in just three years Light Weight and have also unveiled a lengthy list of tour dates.

Light Weight will be released on 9th October in Australia via Spunk Records. All six members of the band have written and sung on this album, which was recorded in Melbourne with producer John Lee, making it an amalgamation of plenty of ideas.

The album is preceded by the single Guess Work which was their first slice of new music for 2015 and marked the first time they’d recorded in an actual studio. Stream the track in full, below.

The Light Weight tour will see The Ocean Party plucked from the studio once again and placed in front of what seems like it could be the whole of Australia. They are performing over a massive 26 dates which includes a slot at Brisbane’s BIGSOUND.

The tour will kick-off supporting Teeth & Tongue in Melbourne on 28th August and wrap-up almost three months later in Launceston.

Check out the tour dates plus the album artwork and tracklist below.

Listen: The Ocean Party – Guess Work

The Ocean Party Light Weight Tour

Friday, 28th August

Supporting Teeth & Tongue

Estonian House, Melbourne

Tickets: Shadow Electric

King Street Crawl

Sunday, 6th September


Newtown Social Club, Sydney

Tickets: Free

Spunk & Rice Is Nice BIGSOUND pre-party

Tuesday, 8th September


Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane

Tickets: Free

BIGSOUND

Wednesday, 9th and Thursday, 10th September


Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

Tickets: BIGSOUND

Saturday, 12th September

Foundry, Brisbane

Tickets: Bedroom Suck Records

Saturday, 3rd October

The Loft, Warrnambool

Tickets: The Loft

Thursday, 8th October

The Phoenix, Canberra

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Friday, 9th October

Vic On The Park, Sydney

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Saturday, 10th October

Treehouse, Byron Bay

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Sunday, 11th October

See Space, Lismore

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Tuesday, 13th October

Caffiend, Cairns

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Wednesday, 14th October

Rec Room, Townsville

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Thursday, 15th October

The Workshop, Rockhampton

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Friday, 16th October

The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Saturday, 17th October

Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Sunday, 18th October

The Time Machine, Nambour

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Thursday, 22nd October

Finbox, Wollongong

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Friday, 23rd October

Thyme To Taste, Yass

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Saturday, 24th October

The Tote, Melbourne

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Sunday, 25th October

Birdhouse, Wagga Wagga

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Friday, 30th October

The Eastern, Ballarat

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Saturday, 31st October

The Metro, Adelaide

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Friday, 6th November

The Bird, Perth

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Sunday, 8th November

The Newport, Fremantle

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Saturday, 14th November

The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart

Tickets: The Ocean Party

Sunday, 15th November

Fresh Cafe, Launceston

Tickets: The Ocean Party

The Ocean Party – Light Weight Album Cover

The Ocean Party – Light Weight Tracklist

1. Black Blood

2. Light Weight

3. Phone Sex

4. Guess Work

5. Greedy

6. Dirty Money

7. Anything

8. Aircon

9. Real Life

10. Grow Up

11. Heat Wave

12. Negative Effect

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