Ocean Alley To Premiere Live Studio Film of Lonely Diamond

Ocean Alley are proud to announce their upcoming film Lonely Diamond – Live In Studio, a live performance of their recent third album Lonely Diamond played in full. Presented in conjunction with the band’s community brand A Day For The Beaches, the film will premiere online at 10pm NZST on Friday 25 September, available for ticket-buyers to watch at any time globally for 48 hours. The band will join a live Q&A chat hosted on the video platform to coincide with the premiere.

Lonely Diamond – Live In Studio tickets are available for $16.99 (AUD) from oceanalley.com.au. $3 from each sale is being donated to Ocean Alley’s local community partners One Eighty and Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

“Lonely Diamond feels like a musical moment, a landmark release for a band on the cusp of Australian music prestige” – Music Feeds

 

**** “a monster of a record that manages to inspire excitement at every one of its dizzying turns” – NME Australia

 

**** “one of Australia’s most accomplished and exciting bands on the scene”
– Rolling Stone Australia

 

7.5 “showcases Ocean Alley at what they are do best, unadulterated psychedelic rock”
– The Line of Best Fit

Directed and shot on 16mm film and digital by frequent collaborators The Sauce, Lonely Diamond – Live In Studio was recorded at Sydney’s Studios 301 and provides an intimate live setting for music-lovers to experience Ocean Alley’s latest album, immersing fans into their world with a look into the action and banter that goes on behind-the-scenes and during a live performance. With audio recorded by the band’s long-time producer Callum Howell, Ocean Alley’s renowned production and performance quality is at the forefront of the film – never losing the charming or dynamic essence for which they are so celebrated – reimagining how Lonely Diamond can be experienced in a new and socially-distanced way to provide the first opportunity for fans to connect with the album in a full band performance, despite the current pause on touring due to COVID-19. Adding a dimension of otherworldliness to the film, the album’s visual identity is integrated into the set’s design, using irregular shapes and contrasting gradients to lean into Lonely Diamond’s themes of exploration and escapism.

After 12 months of writing and recording, Lonely Diamond was released to critical acclaim in June and debuted at #6 on the New Zealand Official Top 40, surpassing more than 32 million streams to date.

Featuring singles ‘Stained Glass‘, ‘Infinity‘, ‘Tombstone‘, ‘Hot Chicken‘ and ‘Way Down‘, it was awarded triple j’s coveted Feature Album and The Music’s Album of the Week, accompanied by 4 star reviews from the likes of Rolling Stone Australia and NME Australia, plus a 7.5 from The Line of Best Fit. The six-piece had been gearing up to play their biggest rooms to date ahead of its release, however all shows have been rescheduled until February-March 2021 with more than 22,000 tickets already sold.

Australia’s beloved psychedelic-surf-rockers Ocean Alley have spent the past decade creating a unique lane for themselves as a proudly independent band, their vision and sound guided solely by their instinct and passion. Despite sold out international tours and major festival appearances including Reading & Leeds (UK), Splendour In The Grass (AUS) and Sziget (HU) under their belt, plus more than 325 million catalogue streams, the inner-workings of the band haven’t changed much since their humble beginnings jamming in a Northern Beaches garage. They are still fiercely independent, constantly pushing their own boundaries and defying expectations of what their music can be.

LONELY DIAMOND – LIVE IN STUDIO
Premiering Friday 25 September @ 10pm NZST
Tickets on sale from oceanalley.com.au
A Day For The Beaches is Ocean Alley’s community brand, established in 2019 with the inaugural sold out event on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Their motivation was to give back to their hometown, with a goal to raise awareness and funds for local community organisations One Eighty and Cerebral Palsy Alliance.
Lonely Diamond
Ocean Alley
Album out now
through Unified Music Group
Available to stream/purchase here

Lonely Diamond tracklist:
1. Dahlia
2. Tombstone
3. Way Down
4. Infinity
5. Up In There
6. All Worn Out
7. Stained Glass
8. Lonely Diamond
9. Wet Dreams
10. Hot Chicken
11. Puesta de Sol
12. Luna