The Ocean Party
The Ocean Party | |
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Three of the band members on stage, from left to right: Liam Halliwell, Mark Rogers and Zac Denton | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie pop, experimental pop |
| Years active | 2009–2019 |
| Labels | Spunk, Emotional Response, Sound of Melbourne |
| Past members |
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The Ocean Party were an Australian indie rock band from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and based in Melbourne. Formed in 2009, the band's final line-up consisted of Lachlan Denton on drums, Curtis Wakeling on guitar, Liam Halliwell on guitar and saxophone, Jordan Thompson on keyboard, and Mark Rogers on bass. All six members shared vocal duties across studio performances and live recordings. The band was renowned for its prolific recording output, having released eight full-length studio albums over seven years, and its heavy touring schedule that frequently took in regional towns alongside more traditional capital city venues.
After a decade of existence, The Ocean Party announced in February 2019 that it would be disbanding at the conclusion of a farewell tour. The decision was motivated by the shock passing of guitarist, drummer and vocalist Zac Denton, who died of a brain cyst in October 2018, with the band saying that "we felt that writing new material without him wouldn’t feel right".