The Ocean Blue performing Self-Titled Album with Bart & The Bedazzled (featuring Bart Davenport)
The Ocean Blue
In 2024, the band will be playing a select number of shows, performing their first two albums in full - The Ocean Blue and Cerulean- in dates throughout the U.S. as they continue work on a new album. Getting their start as teenagers in the late '80s in Hershey, PA, The Ocean Blue released their self-titled debut on the famed Sire Records that launched many of their heroes in the U.S., like the Smiths and Echo & the Bunnymen. Embraced by MTV, the band quickly made their mark on the onset of the Alternative Music scene. Their early singles "Between Something And Nothing" and "Drifting, Falling" notched them Top Ten hits on College and Modern Rock radio, setting in motion a run of four successful major label albums, followed by a string beloved independent releases from 2000 to the present. With eight albums and several EPs under their belt (Sire/Rhino reissued their first three album in 2015), the band continues to do what it has always done with more plans for touring and releases on the horizon.
Bart & The Bedazzled (featuring Bart Davenport)
LA's northeast side is home to a dizzying number of independent artists and bands. One of the scene's most distinctive sounds emanates from Bart & The Bedazzled, a group led by bay area born singer-songwriter Bart Davenport. The core lineup brings together the jangly guitars of Wayne Faler with the soul beats of drummer/percussionist Andres Renteria and the post punk bass lines of Jessica Espeleta. The four friends, united in their affection for the "Elegant 80s" sounds of Prefab Sprout and Style Council give Bart's songs a unique esthetic evident on the Aaron M. Olson produced 'Blue Motel' album. On their latest release, 'People Person/Cardboard Man' newcomer band member and producer Nic Hessler has created seamless mixes that showcase the group's most collaborative effort to date.
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More about The Ocean Blue
The Ocean Blue arrived as the 1980s drew to close, and their debut record on the famed Sire Records label in 1989 seemed to summarize the best of the musical decade. The band of four teenagers from Hershey, Pennsylvania quickly achieved widespread acclaim and radio & MTV airplay, with top 10 Modern Rock/College Radio hits like Between Something and Nothing, Drifting, Falling, and Vanity Fair. They followed their debut release with the dreamy and atmospheric Cerulean, which included perhaps their most beloved song, Ballerina Out of Control. Their third Sire release and highest charting pop album Beneath the Rhythm and Sound featured the single Sublime, with a video of the band in the sublime landscape of Iceland. The band's fourth major label album, See The Ocean Blue, for Mercury/PolyGram delved into wider 60s and 70s stylings but with the band's 80s DNA peeking through.
The band left the majors in the late 90s and released several independent records in the ensuing decade, including 2000's Davy Jones Locker and 2004's Waterworks. In 2013, after a hiatus and much anticipation, the band released their first full length record in 10 years, Ultramarine, on Korda Records, a Minneapolis-based label cooperative the band helped launch that same year. The record was a welcome return for long-time fans of the band as well as a younger generation of like-minded fans, and garnered widespread praise as one of their very best albums. In 2015, the band worked with Sire and Rhino Records to reissue their first 3 Sire albums on vinyl, and did wider touring in North and South America, where some of their most passionate fans reside.
In 2019, the band returned with their signature dream pop sound on the beautifully powerful Kings and Queens Knaves and Thieves, and continues to tour presently for this release and the newly re-issued vinyl versions of See The Ocean Blue.
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The Ocean Blue
In 2024, the band will be playing a select number of shows, performing their first two albums in full - The Ocean Blue and Cerulean- in dates throughout the U.S. as they continue work on a new album. Getting their start as teenagers in the late '80s in Hershey, PA, The Ocean Blue released their self-titled debut on the famed Sire Records that launched many of their heroes in the U.S., like the Smiths and Echo & the Bunnymen. Embraced by MTV, the band quickly made their mark on the onset of the Alternative Music scene. Their early singles "Between Something And Nothing" and "Drifting, Falling" notched them Top Ten hits on College and Modern Rock radio, setting in motion a run of four successful major label albums, followed by a string beloved independent releases from 2000 to the present. With eight albums and several EPs under their belt (Sire/Rhino reissued their first three album in 2015), the band continues to do what it has always done with more plans for touring and releases on the horizon.
Bart & The Bedazzled (featuring Bart Davenport)
LA's northeast side is home to a dizzying number of independent artists and bands. One of the scene's most distinctive sounds emanates from Bart & The Bedazzled, a group led by bay area born singer-songwriter Bart Davenport. The core lineup brings together the jangly guitars of Wayne Faler with the soul beats of drummer/percussionist Andres Renteria and the post punk bass lines of Jessica Espeleta. The four friends, united in their affection for the "Elegant 80s" sounds of Prefab Sprout and Style Council give Bart's songs a unique esthetic evident on the Aaron M. Olson produced 'Blue Motel' album. On their latest release, 'People Person/Cardboard Man' newcomer band member and producer Nic Hessler has created seamless mixes that showcase the group's most collaborative effort to date.
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More about The Ocean Blue
The Ocean Blue arrived as the 1980s drew to close, and their debut record on the famed Sire Records label in 1989 seemed to summarize the best of the musical decade. The band of four teenagers from Hershey, Pennsylvania quickly achieved widespread acclaim and radio & MTV airplay, with top 10 Modern Rock/College Radio hits like Between Something and Nothing, Drifting, Falling, and Vanity Fair. They followed their debut release with the dreamy and atmospheric Cerulean, which included perhaps their most beloved song, Ballerina Out of Control. Their third Sire release and highest charting pop album Beneath the Rhythm and Sound featured the single Sublime, with a video of the band in the sublime landscape of Iceland. The band's fourth major label album, See The Ocean Blue, for Mercury/PolyGram delved into wider 60s and 70s stylings but with the band's 80s DNA peeking through.
The band left the majors in the late 90s and released several independent records in the ensuing decade, including 2000's Davy Jones Locker and 2004's Waterworks. In 2013, after a hiatus and much anticipation, the band released their first full length record in 10 years, Ultramarine, on Korda Records, a Minneapolis-based label cooperative the band helped launch that same year. The record was a welcome return for long-time fans of the band as well as a younger generation of like-minded fans, and garnered widespread praise as one of their very best albums. In 2015, the band worked with Sire and Rhino Records to reissue their first 3 Sire albums on vinyl, and did wider touring in North and South America, where some of their most passionate fans reside.
In 2019, the band returned with their signature dream pop sound on the beautifully powerful Kings and Queens Knaves and Thieves, and continues to tour presently for this release and the newly re-issued vinyl versions of See The Ocean Blue.
The Ocean Blue performing Self-Titled Album with Bart & The Bedazzled (featuring Bart Davenport)
The Ocean Blue
In 2024, the band will be playing a select number of shows, performing their first two albums in full - The Ocean Blue and Cerulean- in dates throughout the U.S. as they continue work on a new album. Getting their start as teenagers in the late '80s in Hershey, PA, The Ocean Blue released their self-titled debut on the famed Sire Records that launched many of their heroes in the U.S., like the Smiths and Echo & the Bunnymen. Embraced by MTV, the band quickly made their mark on the onset of the Alternative Music scene. Their early singles "Between Something And Nothing" and "Drifting, Falling" notched them Top Ten hits on College and Modern Rock radio, setting in motion a run of four successful major label albums, followed by a string beloved independent releases from 2000 to the present. With eight albums and several EPs under their belt (Sire/Rhino reissued their first three album in 2015), the band continues to do what it has always done with more plans for touring and releases on the horizon.
Bart & The Bedazzled (featuring Bart Davenport)
LA's northeast side is home to a dizzying number of independent artists and bands. One of the scene's most distinctive sounds emanates from Bart & The Bedazzled, a group led by bay area born singer-songwriter Bart Davenport. The core lineup brings together the jangly guitars of Wayne Faler with the soul beats of drummer/percussionist Andres Renteria and the post punk bass lines of Jessica Espeleta. The four friends, united in their affection for the "Elegant 80s" sounds of Prefab Sprout and Style Council give Bart's songs a unique esthetic evident on the Aaron M. Olson produced 'Blue Motel' album. On their latest release, 'People Person/Cardboard Man' newcomer band member and producer Nic Hessler has created seamless mixes that showcase the group's most collaborative effort to date.
~~~~~~~~~
More about The Ocean Blue
The Ocean Blue arrived as the 1980s drew to close, and their debut record on the famed Sire Records label in 1989 seemed to summarize the best of the musical decade. The band of four teenagers from Hershey, Pennsylvania quickly achieved widespread acclaim and radio & MTV airplay, with top 10 Modern Rock/College Radio hits like Between Something and Nothing, Drifting, Falling, and Vanity Fair. They followed their debut release with the dreamy and atmospheric Cerulean, which included perhaps their most beloved song, Ballerina Out of Control. Their third Sire release and highest charting pop album Beneath the Rhythm and Sound featured the single Sublime, with a video of the band in the sublime landscape of Iceland. The band's fourth major label album, See The Ocean Blue, for Mercury/PolyGram delved into wider 60s and 70s stylings but with the band's 80s DNA peeking through.
The band left the majors in the late 90s and released several independent records in the ensuing decade, including 2000's Davy Jones Locker and 2004's Waterworks. In 2013, after a hiatus and much anticipation, the band released their first full length record in 10 years, Ultramarine, on Korda Records, a Minneapolis-based label cooperative the band helped launch that same year. The record was a welcome return for long-time fans of the band as well as a younger generation of like-minded fans, and garnered widespread praise as one of their very best albums. In 2015, the band worked with Sire and Rhino Records to reissue their first 3 Sire albums on vinyl, and did wider touring in North and South America, where some of their most passionate fans reside.
In 2019, the band returned with their signature dream pop sound on the beautifully powerful Kings and Queens Knaves and Thieves, and continues to tour presently for this release and the newly re-issued vinyl versions of See The Ocean Blue.
read more
The Ocean Blue
In 2024, the band will be playing a select number of shows, performing their first two albums in full - The Ocean Blue and Cerulean- in dates throughout the U.S. as they continue work on a new album. Getting their start as teenagers in the late '80s in Hershey, PA, The Ocean Blue released their self-titled debut on the famed Sire Records that launched many of their heroes in the U.S., like the Smiths and Echo & the Bunnymen. Embraced by MTV, the band quickly made their mark on the onset of the Alternative Music scene. Their early singles "Between Something And Nothing" and "Drifting, Falling" notched them Top Ten hits on College and Modern Rock radio, setting in motion a run of four successful major label albums, followed by a string beloved independent releases from 2000 to the present. With eight albums and several EPs under their belt (Sire/Rhino reissued their first three album in 2015), the band continues to do what it has always done with more plans for touring and releases on the horizon.
Bart & The Bedazzled (featuring Bart Davenport)
LA's northeast side is home to a dizzying number of independent artists and bands. One of the scene's most distinctive sounds emanates from Bart & The Bedazzled, a group led by bay area born singer-songwriter Bart Davenport. The core lineup brings together the jangly guitars of Wayne Faler with the soul beats of drummer/percussionist Andres Renteria and the post punk bass lines of Jessica Espeleta. The four friends, united in their affection for the "Elegant 80s" sounds of Prefab Sprout and Style Council give Bart's songs a unique esthetic evident on the Aaron M. Olson produced 'Blue Motel' album. On their latest release, 'People Person/Cardboard Man' newcomer band member and producer Nic Hessler has created seamless mixes that showcase the group's most collaborative effort to date.
~~~~~~~~~
More about The Ocean Blue
The Ocean Blue arrived as the 1980s drew to close, and their debut record on the famed Sire Records label in 1989 seemed to summarize the best of the musical decade. The band of four teenagers from Hershey, Pennsylvania quickly achieved widespread acclaim and radio & MTV airplay, with top 10 Modern Rock/College Radio hits like Between Something and Nothing, Drifting, Falling, and Vanity Fair. They followed their debut release with the dreamy and atmospheric Cerulean, which included perhaps their most beloved song, Ballerina Out of Control. Their third Sire release and highest charting pop album Beneath the Rhythm and Sound featured the single Sublime, with a video of the band in the sublime landscape of Iceland. The band's fourth major label album, See The Ocean Blue, for Mercury/PolyGram delved into wider 60s and 70s stylings but with the band's 80s DNA peeking through.
The band left the majors in the late 90s and released several independent records in the ensuing decade, including 2000's Davy Jones Locker and 2004's Waterworks. In 2013, after a hiatus and much anticipation, the band released their first full length record in 10 years, Ultramarine, on Korda Records, a Minneapolis-based label cooperative the band helped launch that same year. The record was a welcome return for long-time fans of the band as well as a younger generation of like-minded fans, and garnered widespread praise as one of their very best albums. In 2015, the band worked with Sire and Rhino Records to reissue their first 3 Sire albums on vinyl, and did wider touring in North and South America, where some of their most passionate fans reside.
In 2019, the band returned with their signature dream pop sound on the beautifully powerful Kings and Queens Knaves and Thieves, and continues to tour presently for this release and the newly re-issued vinyl versions of See The Ocean Blue.
show less
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