The Ocean Party have just dropped the news that they will be releasing their fifth album in three years, Light Weight, as well as announcing a huge 26-show national tour that will kick off on August 28 and see them through until mid-November. Light Weight will be released on October 9 through Spunk Records, and was recorded with Melbourne producer John Lee.
So far they have released one single off the album, Guess Work, which was the first time the band had recorded in a studio. The Light Weight tour will kick off in Melbourne, and aside from their headline shows, will see the boys playing the Rice is Nice vs. Spunk BIGSOUND pre-party, as well as BIGSOUND.
Friday, 28th August – Supporting Teeth & Tongue, Estonian House, Melbourne
Sunday, 6th September – King Street Crawl, Newtown Social Club, Sydney
Tuesday, 8th September – Spunk & Rice Is Nice BIGSOUND pre-party, Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
Wednesday, 9th and Thursday, 10th September – BIGSOUND, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Saturday, 12th September – Foundry, Brisbane
Saturday, 3rd October – The Loft, Warrnambool
Thursday, 8th October – The Phoenix, Canberra
Friday, 9th October – Vic On The Park, Sydney
Saturday, 10th October – Treehouse, Byron Bay
Sunday, 11th October – See Space, Lismore
Tuesday, 13th October – Caffiend, Cairns
Wednesday, 14th October – Rec Room, Townsville
Thursday, 15th October – The Workshop, Rockhampton
Friday, 16th October – The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba
Saturday, 17th October – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
Sunday, 18th October – The Time Machine, Nambour
Thursday, 22nd October – Finbox, Wollongong
Friday, 23rd October – Thyme To Taste, Yass
Saturday, 24th October – The Tote, Melbourne
Sunday, 25th October – Birdhouse, Wagga Wagga
Friday, 30th October – The Eastern, Ballarat
Saturday, 31st October – The Metro, Adelaide
Friday, 6th November – The Bird, Perth
Sunday, 8th November – The Newport, Fremantle
Saturday, 14th November – The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart
Sunday, 15th November – Fresh Cafe, Launceston
