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
