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Promotional video for the We Are The Ocean track ‘Nothing Good Has Happened Yet‘, taken from the band’s 2008 ‘We Are The Ocean‘ EP. ‘Nothing Good Has Happened Yet‘ was the band’s debut download single and this video was directed by Lawrence Hardy.
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We’ve now reached Wednesday and we’re therefore at the very heart of our Hassle Records week; what better way to celebrate then than with the hugely passionate We Are The Ocean.
Forming in 2007 from the ashes of Dead But Still Dreaming (of which Dan Brown was an original member with the others all joining later), the band decided that a change of name was in order after going through so many line-up changes, and We Are The Ocean was ultimately born. Fast forward to 2008 and the band was able to self-release its first EP, selling out of all 1000 copies of the limited run EP within one day. Two of the seven tracks from this EP (‘Nothing Good Has Happened Yet‘ and ‘God Damn Good‘) received promotional videos, and the release also received a positive 3/5 review from Kerrang.
Having self-released the ‘We Are The Ocean’ EP in August 2008, the band set to work on the writing process for its debut album in December 2008, an album which would not see its release for another 14 months. With work having begun on the album, the band had a busy year in 2009 as it got to play such festivals as Download and The Bamboozle, and in the November the band also released its second EP as ‘Look Alive’ was granted its release through Hassle Records.
In 2010 We Are The Ocean has continued to play some extremely high profile shows, and already this year the band has been able to support the likes of Thrice, Underoath, and Madina Lake, as well as playing the Slam Dunk Festival for a fantastic third year running. Debut album ‘Cutting Our Teeth’ was released in February 2010, and with two singles already having been released from the album, We Are The Ocean now has plans to release a third as ‘All Of This Has To End‘ is granted its release in July.
We Are The Ocean will no doubt be playing plenty more high profile shows in the future, and with a 21 date UK tour coming up later this year; if you’ve not already seen this band live then you’ll have no excuse not to have done come the end of October.
The following is the official video for ‘These Days, I Have Nothing’, the second released single from the band’s ‘Cutting Our Teeth’ debut:
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An interesting video for Rolo Tomassi’s ‘Oh Hello Ghost‘, the opening track from the band’s 2008 ‘Hysterics‘ debut album. The ‘Hysterics‘ album received positive reviews from the likes of Kerrang, Metal Hammer, and Rock Sound, as well as a perfect score from Thrash Hits.
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The official video for Rolo Tomassi’s ‘I Love Turbulence‘, a track taken from the band’s 2008 ‘Hysterics‘ album, released through Hassle Records. ‘I Love Turbulence‘ was released as a single in December 2008.
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Having kicked off our Hassle Records week with FACT yesterday, today we’re focussing on the female-fronted Sheffield mathcore band Rolo Tomassi.
Taking their name from a character in the Curtis Hanson directed film L.A. Confidential, Rolo Tomassi formed in 2005 and quickly began recording material as they looked to establish themselves. The band released its first EP, the ‘Rolo Tomassi EP’ through Holy Roar Records in 2006, having already at this stage released a couple of demos as well as a split CD with Mirror! Mirror!. Further releases came for the band in 2007, and by 2008 it was time for the band to get things properly moving as it released its debut album ‘Hysterics’ through Hassle Records in the September of that year. 2008 was a big year for the band as they also played the Download Festival, and with further festivals following in 2009 the band was really able to grow and strengthen its fan base by putting on some utterly explosive live performances for the masses.
With a dual vocal attack of James and Eva Spence, the band is able to hit hard with its powerful sound, with the two vocalists bouncing off one another incredibly well as the male/female vocal combination comes across superbly. James Spence’s synth is a strong component of the music, and really does add something rather special to the Rolo Tomassi sound.
2010 has seen Rolo Tomassi release its second studio album, again through Hassle Records, and with ‘Cosmology’ receiving extremely positive reviews from the likes of NME, Rock Sound, and Drowned in Sound, it is clear that Rolo Tomassi is a band very capable of impressing with its recorded material, as well as being able to please with its live performances.
‘Party Wounds’ is the latest single to have been released by Rolo Tomassi, taken from the band’s 2010 ‘Cosmology’ album. The following is the video for the single:
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The official FACT video for the single ‘Resident In My Room‘, taken from the band’s ‘Never Turn Out The Light To Keep Myself‘ debut, released through Japan’s Bullion Records in 2005.
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The official video for the FACT single ‘A Fact of Life‘, taken from the band’s 2009 self-titled Vagrant Records debut. FACT is currently over in the UK touring with Breathe Carolina, and both bands played the Slam Dunk Festival from May 28th-29th, a festival headlined by Alkaline Trio and New Found Glory.
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Kicking off our Hassle Records week is Japanese post-hardcore/metal band FACT.
Each day of this week we will be featuring a different Hassle Records artist, and with FACT having only joined the label in March (along with 65daysofstatic and fun., the latter of which we’ll be featuring later on in the week), we therefore decided that FACT would provide as good a starting point as any for our fantastic week of featuring quality Hassle artists.
FACT started out its life in Tokyo back in 1999, and the band then began to start touring locally before starting to gig further afield. From forming it took the band five years until the release of the ‘The Fine Day Never Last’ EP in 2004, with debut album ‘Never Turn Out The Light To Keep Myself’ then gaining its release the following year through Japanese label Bullion Records. 2009 was a big year for FACT as the band released its second studio album through Vagrant Records, a self-titled release, the band’s major label debut and first album to reach a worldwide audience. In 2010 the band has followed it up with ‘In the Blink of an Eye’, and now stands strong as a very impressive Japanese post-hardcore band with a great wealth of material.
To date the band has officially released three singles; one from each album that has been released thus far.
The following is the official video for the FACT single ‘Slip of the Lip‘, taken from 2010’s ‘In the Blink of an Eye‘ studio album:
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Each day of this week we will be featuring a different Hassle Records artist on the website that played at the Slam Dunk Festival in Hatfield/Leeds over the weekend.
Starting out with FACT, you will then see us cover Alkaline Trio, Rolo Tomassi, Fireworks, and We Are The Ocean as the week progresses, with a different band being focussed on from Monday through Friday.
Expect to see information about these five bands featured here, along with videos aplenty, and much much more in store as we get out Hassle Records Week well and truly under way.
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New Morcheeba single ‘Even Though‘ is out today, and the band is currently giving the single away, completely for free at the following address: www.morcheeba.co.uk/spotify
Take a trip to the website to request your free copy of the single now.
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