Black Label (Ocean Grove EP)
Black Label is the second EP by Australian nu metal band Ocean Grove released independently on 12 June 2015. It was later re-released through UNFD under the revised title Black Label (Sublime Vol.) on 27 April 2016 with the additional track "Lights On Kind of Lover".[6]
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Released | 12 June 2015[1] | |||
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Producer | Sam Bassal | |||
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Critical reception
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Kill Your Stereo | 90/100[7] |
Alex Sievers of KillYourStereo was positive about the EP, giving it a score of 90 (out of 100) and stating "From ‘Backbone’ to ‘167 Damillia’, this EP is gold the whole way through", and praised the band for evolving their sound when compared to their "underwhelming" debut EP Outsider, stating "Unlike their last EP, there is no filler, nor are there any weak links holding down the pack for us hungry critics to surround and devour. Each track is just as good as the track before it and its predecessor".[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Backbone" | 1:24 |
2. | "B.L.U.D" | 3:07 |
3. | "Strange Talk (featuring Adrian Fitipaldes)" | 3:34 |
4. | "Diploid" | 1:56 |
5. | "Cold Skin" | 2:33 |
6. | "You Know Something We Don't?" | 3:52 |
7. | "I Told You To Smile" | 2:19 |
8. | "167 Damillia" | 3:40 |
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9. | "Lights On Kind of Lover" | 2.57 |
Personnel
- Luke Holmes – lead vocals
- Dale Tanner – bass, vocals
- Matthew Henley – guitars
- Jimmy Hall – guitars
- Sam Bassal – drums, production, engineered, mastering, mixing
- Matthew Kopp – samples, keyboards
References
- "Black Label - EP by Ocean Grove on Apple Music". 12 June 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "OCEAN GROVE - Backbone". YouTube.
- "OCEAN GROVE - B.L.U.D". YouTube.
- "OCEAN GROVE - I Told You to Smile". YouTube.
- "OCEAN GROVE - Lights On Kind Of Lover". YouTube.
- "Ocean Grove releases "Black Label (Sublime Vol)"". Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "Ocean Grove – Black Label (Review)". KillYourStereo.
- "Australiancharts.com – Ocean Grove – Black Lable". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2020.