Being As An Ocean are giving fans a deeper look at upcoming album, ‘Proxy: An A.N.I.M.O. Story,’ with today’s release of second track “Find Our Way”. Listen to the song now below.
“Find Our Way” follows the recent release of lead single “Play Pretend” and its cinematic sci-fi companion video/short film, which was directed by BRUME, hailed by Altpress for being “so massive it might just give you whiplash,” and can be seen HERE. Loudwire described the video as “sci-fi fueled Armageddon meets the hallucinatory side effects of mushroom tea, aided by airy post-rock elements, futuristic-sounding multi-tracked vocals and electronic-styled drum beats” (read: they liked it).
Both “Find Our Way” and “Play Pretend” are available as instant downloads by clicking HERE to pre-order ‘Proxy: An A.N.I.M.O. Story’ ahead of its September 13th release date.
Recorded with Grammy-nominated producer and collaborator Zakk Cervini (Blink-182, Halsey), ‘Proxy: An A.N.I.M.O. Story’ is a bold new chapter for the Southern California-based Being As An Ocean (vocalist Joel Quartuccio, lead guitarist Tyler Ross, rhythm guitarist Michael McGough and bassist Ralph Sica).
In an interview with AltPress, Quartuccio talked about raising the bar: “we always keep pushing ourselves,” he says. “It’s important to each and every single one of us to be better and keep incorporating new things that we love that we want to see in all of the art we put out. The very first music video we ever shot was done by Tyler in my living room in my small apartment in San Diego. We want to keep growing in every aspect.”
After arriving on the scene in 2014 with ‘How We Both Wondrously Perish,” Being As An Ocean’s unique blend of post-hardcore punch and ambient tones has helped them rack up a staggering 85 million streams globally while playing to a rapidly growing community of diehards around the world.
‘Proxy: An A.N.I.M.O. Story’ stands as a monumental, year-long labor of love, sculpted and breathed into reality. Its inaugural single’s music video lifts the veil on a vast creative world from which the band has pulled its inspiration and artistic guidance, exposing a narrative, not unlike our own; an existence experienced through the human lens of empathy, suffering, loss, longing, regret, reconciliation, sacrifice, joy, and love.
Fans can catch BAAO performing “Play Pretend” and a heady mix of additional new tracks and fan favorites on their upcoming North American headlining tour, which kicks off September 19th in Los Angeles. They’ll head overseas for an international run that begins November 1st in Belgium. North American itinerary is listed below and all dates can be seen HERE.
TOUR DATES:
19-Sep
Los Angeles, CA
Teragram
20-Sep
San Diego, CA
Soma
22-Sep
Phoenix, AZ
Club Red West
24-Sep
Austin, TX
Come And Take It Live
25-Sep
Dallas, TX
GMBG
26-Sep
Houston, TX
Warehouse Studio
28-Sep
Orlando, FL
Soundbar
29-Sep
Atlanta, GA
Masquerade
1-Oct
New York, NY
Gramercy Theatre
2-Oct
Worcester, MA
The Palladium
3-Oct
Montreal, QC
Fairmount
4-Oct
Toronto, ON
Mod Club
6-Oct
Pittsburgh, PA
Rex Theatre
8-Oct
Cleveland, OH
Mahall’s
9-Oct
Chicago, IL
Subterranean
11-Oct
Denver, CO
Oriental Theater
12-Oct
Salt Lake City, UT
In The Venue
14-Oct
Seattle, WA
Crocodile
15-Oct
Portland, OR
Hawthorne Theater
17-Oct
San Francisco, CA
Slim’s