The Ocean Party
The Ocean Party was an indie rock band originally from Wagga Wagga, Australia 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".
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