If we think back to the earliest days of recorded music being sent out massively to the public (think the 1950s), artists would release music left and right to try and maximize the amount of money they could make. Elvis Presley released 24 albums and 38 EPs over the course of 21 years, recording many covers and songs written by other people (no disrespect, just a fact). Today, it is a little different.
Quality is at the forefront in a world where a song can be forgotten in 5 seconds thanks to the world of streaming. So quality, exploration, and an understanding of an individual sound needs to be taken more seriously. So for an Australian metalcore band to be releasing their 2nd album 7 years after their debut, you can understand why. But, they didnt stop growing.
Ionei from the Australian metalcore band Ocean Sleeper joins the Chord Progression Podcast today with the band's new album "Peace When I'm Dead" releasing on August 21st. Join us for a great hour as we talk about:
- Why Ocean Sleeper took 7 years to record a new album following up their debut 'Don't Leave Me This Way", but kept growing as a band, & how "Peace When I'm Dead" could ahve been 2 albums, but correct decisions and self producing the music kept it as one.
- Why artists are caring more about the quality of the music and exploring where their sound could go contributes to longer release gaps, prior to pressures of the past of pumping out music as fast as you can for profit.
- Ocean Sleeper focusing less on an "industrial" soudn to the album while also exploring beyond the poppier and happier songs from the past EPs.
This is a fantastic conversation and Australian metalcore never disappoints. Tap the subscribe button for many more like this.
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Welcome: (0:00)
No Sleeping on Ocean Sleeper: (1:49)
Why Did It Take 7 Years Between Albums?: (3:18)
Caring About the Music More than Deadlines: (10:37)
Can't Chase Success of Previous Albums: (16:05)
The Writing of "Peace When I'm Dead": (20:11)
The Non-Singles to Highlight: (31:49)
What's Next? Milwaukee?: (45:07)
New Artist Suggestions: (48:49)
Kevin's Final Thought; Come Play Milwaukee: (52:55)
