Being As An Ocean kündigen für den 13. September ihr neues Album Proxy: An A.N.I.M.O. Story über das bandeigene Label an. Mit Play Pretend liegt nun ein erster Vorgeschmack vor. Das dazugehörige Video im postapokalyptischen Stil kann hier betrachtet werden:
Sänger Joel Quartuccio äußert sich folgendermaßen zu den Hintergründen des neuen Albums:
“As we all grow older, our lust for life and its abundant experiences start to wain as we succumb mentally and emotionally to life’s responsibilities, struggles and obstacles. So often we fixate on the violent tossing and instability that comes from enduring the rapids of life instead of stepping back in our perspective and seeing it instead as a season, another valuable opportunity to strengthen our spirits or souls in a time of reflection and examination, knowing that the storm will indeed pass eventually. If we can continue to have faith in the processes of life and remember that we have lived through hardships before and come out the other side stronger, then we can learn to welcome the challenges, as tools and potential for personal growth. Our strength is found in weakness. This song was an opportunity for us, both as a band and for myself personally, to be reminded of this and resolve, through action, to continue changing our negatives in life into positives.“
Aufgenommen wurde das Album von Produzent Zakk Cervini (Blink-182, Poppy, Halsey). Seit dem Debüt Dear G-d ging es für das Quartett aus Kalifornien steil aufwärts. So war die Band u.a. bereits Headliner der Impericon Never Say Die Tour und erzielte weltweit mehr als 140 Millionen Streams.
Being As An Ocean
Joel Quartuccio
Tyler Ross
Ralph Sica
Michael McGough
