Australia’s funkiest musical export Ocean Alley are thrilled to announce their highly anticipated third album ‘Lonely Diamond’, out independently June 19 with distribution via UNIFIED Music Group.
The news follows the premiere of their latest single from the record, Hot Chicken and comes off the back of the recent postponement of their Australian tour until 2021.
Grappling with spiraling out of control, Hot Chicken encapsulates the seduction and suffering that comes from wrestling with the devil on one’s shoulder. Accentuated by the dangerous edge to vocalist Baden Donegal’s voice, ‘I’ll be the razor if you want to play’, the taunting driving guitars intensify the feeling to fight.
Drawing from the nostalgia of music eras past, Lonely Diamond combines 70s guitar rock, country and western, old school funk and synth-heavy new wave to create a deeply contemplative and atmospheric odyssey reminiscent of music legends including Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits and Pink Floyd. Guitarist Mitch Galbraith explains, “It’s pushing forward into the unknown… taking a journey to a different place or a different time that seems familiar or that you’ve been before and all the emotions and feels that come with that.”
Check out the boys new single below and keep your eyes peeled on June 19th for the release of their brand new album.
