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If asked, the members of Hey Ocean!, will probably tell you that they are a Canadian band, however their humble beginnings swapping songs on the beaches of Costa Rica are undeniably where the spirit of their music resides. Stemming from the minds of Vancouver songstress Ashleigh Ball and British-born singer/songwriter David Beckingham their mix of focused surfer energy, tight harmonies, and clever lyrics are supported by groove obsessed bassist, David Vertesi.
With the release of their first full length album, “Stop Looking Like Music,” Hey Ocean! has been spreading their sound across southern BC; their shows serving as reminders to their fans (young and old alike) that there is still a place for music that makes you feel good. Drawing on influences in folk, jazz, funk, hip hop, pop, and more, the young band incorporates whimsically poetic lyrics, finely crafted pop and funky freeform jams. Playing packed club shows for up to 700 people, their own enthusiasm at live shows is matched only by that of the growing audiences who have come to know Hey Ocean! as one of the best shows Vancouver has to offer. Passionate voices, pensive words, and frivolous fun keep this music honest and pure: from the heart, for the soul.
In 2008, Hey Ocean unveiled “It’s Easier To Be Somebody Else”, a fusion of playfully funked up party-pop and thoughtful lyric-driven ballads, introduced to Canadian fans with no less than three cross-Canada tours.
If asked, the members of Hey Ocean!, will probably tell you that they are a Canadian band, however their humble beginnings swapping songs on the beaches of Costa Rica are undeniably where the spirit of their music resides. Stemming from the minds of Vancouver songstress Ashleigh Ball and British-born singer/songwriter David Beckingham their mix of focused surfer energy, tight harmonies, and clever lyrics are supported by groove obsessed bassist, David Vertesi.
With the release of their first full length album, “Stop Looking Like Music,” Hey Ocean! has been spreading their sound across southern BC; their shows serving as reminders to their fans (young and old alike) that there is still a place for music that makes you feel good. Drawing on influences in folk, jazz, funk, hip hop, pop, and more, the young band incorporates whimsically poetic lyrics, finely crafted pop and funky freeform jams. Playing packed club shows for up to 700 people, their own enthusiasm at live shows is matched only by that of the growing audiences who have come to know Hey Ocean! as one of the best shows Vancouver has to offer. Passionate voices, pensive words, and frivolous fun keep this music honest and pure: from the heart, for the soul.
In 2008, Hey Ocean unveiled “It’s Easier To Be Somebody Else”, a fusion of playfully funked up party-pop and thoughtful lyric-driven ballads, introduced to Canadian fans with no less than three cross-Canada tours.
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Smartbug wrote:
HAY ocean! This is actually a rly good band! There's lot's of good jazz\funk tracks there, not just indie pop stuff.
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Toryterror wrote:
Go Rainbow Dash!!
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dipushole wrote:
Applejack and Rainbow Dash! [2] - Hay Ocean!
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pondrafi wrote:
glad to discover this one. this is really nice
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QuintonDempsey wrote:
Applejack and Rainbow Dash!
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ajablagargala wrote:
dat indie pop
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Aabider wrote:
I'm just gonna come right out and say it: Ashleigh Ball is pretty cute. I'd go stargazing with her.
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CRAZYBALLIZTIK wrote:
Surprising how this band is good!
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BoysSayGo wrote:
Is is pretty awesome. Definitely poppier and just generally more accessible, but no less charming because of that.
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Pretty-Life wrote:
Hey Ocean! - "Is". nice!
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Risk-91 wrote:
God bless Ponies ! :D
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maximuminus wrote:
Discovered this band today. They're smelted my cold, metal heart. (sorry for my english skills, they're suck, i know)
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Farisattamimi wrote:
like the music and her sound (mbak nya montok lagi)
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PaquiTOT wrote:
It's amazing how much this band sounds like the last Toe album
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Emi_lia wrote:
free song on facebook
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Derpyhooves2011 wrote:
As with a lot of others, MLP brought me here, and i'm very glad it did. I was expected...well, i'm not sure what I was expecting. Probably to listen to them JUST because Ashleigh voices AJ and RD, and for no other reason than that. What I soon found out is that they are a very, very good and different band. The song Vagabond in particular surprised me. Nothing about that should work, but it does! So well! Haven't listened to the Stop Looking Like Music album yet but if it's anything at all like It's Easier To Be Somebody Else then i'm sure it'll be great. *bro-hoof*
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mason1729 wrote:
ponies brought me here
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Darmst wrote:
Rainbow Dash and Applejack? Hell yeah! Too bad I don't like it, yet
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_nicotine wrote:
Fifteen Words - здоровская!..
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purchasing wrote:
Rainbow Dash :3
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Mar
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Hey Ocean!
Maxwell’s Music House, Waterloo, On, Canada
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Hey Ocean!
The Mansion, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Hey Ocean!
Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, Canada
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anothernewsong added Hey Ocean! to anothernewsong’s library. yesterday evening
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mortalfunk added Hey Ocean! to the lineup of Hey Ocean! at The Mansion. yesterday morning
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and 11 other people added Hey Ocean! to their libraries. Sunday evening
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50Xim tagged Hey Ocean! with ‘indie’. 10 days ago
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50Xim, Octaviobanake, HollowLizzard and 2 other people added Hey Ocean! to their libraries. 10 days ago
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SeaNxx tagged Hey Ocean! with folk, indie pop and indie. last month
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