OCEAN GROVE // Drop New Single ‘Cali Sun’

Our oddworld faves in Ocean Grove have dropped their anthemic new single, Cali Sun – just in time for the summer season!

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It’s joined by a trippy music video, and in classic OG style, was inspired by the desire to challenge the status quo.

“Paradisiacal and enticing, Cali Sun represents the ultimate marketplace for the senses whether they lust for fame, money or success. Not your stereotypical heartbreak story, Cali Sun is a nod to the land and opulence of California herself,” says the band.

“As the song reveals, human dependence on anything feel-good in excess never ultimately rewards or fulfils the user, rather leaving them on a perpetual chase that can only be checked through a journey of self-realisation. Left to its own devices, we consider this dependence the work of the enemy mind, an insidious yet inherent part of us all. Without maintaining PMA, our vulnerability to chasing a high will always tempt and taunt us.”

Ocean Grove’s second LP, Flip Phone Fantasy, dropped in 2020 and nabbed a #8 ARIA Album Chart debut. It has since soared to nearly 17 million streams and was followed by the release of alternate cuts like SUNNY (Remix), SHIMMER (Acoustic) and the triple j Like A Version rendition of Sneaky Sound System’s UFO.

Cali Sun is the band’s first release as a trio,  following the amicable departure of guitarist Matt Henley last month. It is available to stream now.