Clean Head
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Clean Head is Oceana
's first EP, and a follow up to their second release Birth.Eater
. The album was written with the intent of being the B-sides to Birth.Eater
and covers similar topics. The record focuses primarily around the idea of finding beauty in life through whatever way you see fit. This album shows a vast sound change and maturity of the band as a whole and was very well received by fans and critics. Clean Head will be released as a Hot Topic exclusive, and on various online distribution services. This new EP has a total of four songs. The release date is currently set to May 11, 2010. "Birth.Eater
" will also be re-released by Distort Entertainment, with the four new EP tracks. This is also the last release to feature guitarist Jack Burns.
Oceana (band)
Oceana is an American indie rock band originating from St. Petersburg, Florida, that is currently unsigned . They released their debut album titled The Tide on March 4, 2008 and released their second album Birth.Eater on May 19, 2009...
's first EP, and a follow up to their second release Birth.Eater
Birth.Eater
- Personnel :* Brennan Taulbee - lead vocals, keyboard, programming, piano, guitars* Alexander Shultz - guitar, vocals* Jack Burns - guitar, keyboard* Robert Davis - bass* Denny Agosto - drums*Produced, Mixed and mastered by Cameron Mizell...
. The album was written with the intent of being the B-sides to Birth.Eater
Birth.Eater
- Personnel :* Brennan Taulbee - lead vocals, keyboard, programming, piano, guitars* Alexander Shultz - guitar, vocals* Jack Burns - guitar, keyboard* Robert Davis - bass* Denny Agosto - drums*Produced, Mixed and mastered by Cameron Mizell...
and covers similar topics. The record focuses primarily around the idea of finding beauty in life through whatever way you see fit. This album shows a vast sound change and maturity of the band as a whole and was very well received by fans and critics. Clean Head will be released as a Hot Topic exclusive, and on various online distribution services. This new EP has a total of four songs. The release date is currently set to May 11, 2010. "Birth.Eater
Birth.Eater
- Personnel :* Brennan Taulbee - lead vocals, keyboard, programming, piano, guitars* Alexander Shultz - guitar, vocals* Jack Burns - guitar, keyboard* Robert Davis - bass* Denny Agosto - drums*Produced, Mixed and mastered by Cameron Mizell...
" will also be re-released by Distort Entertainment, with the four new EP tracks. This is also the last release to feature guitarist Jack Burns.
Reception
Clean Head has been incredibly well received by reviewers and fans alike. Rinse, Review, Repeat put the EP in high regards saying "For only being four songs long, the Clean Head EP stands as its own pillar in Oceana’s ever-changing progression as a band, filling the intimate gap needed to complete the array of soundscapes they’ve released in the past." http://www.reviewrinserepeat.com/artist/oceana/album/clean-head-ep/reviewTrack listing
Personnel
- Brennan Taulbee - lead vocals, keysKey (instrument)A key is a specific part of a musical instrument. The purpose and function of the part in question depends on the instrument.On instruments equipped with tuning machines, violins and guitars, for example, a key is part of a tuning machine. It is a worm gear with a key shaped end used to turn a cog,...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Alex Schultz - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Jack Burns - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Kolby Cridder - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Denny Agosto - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
External links
- Oceana at MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Oceana recording at Glow In the Dark Studios.