If you like your music just a little bit heavy, then Ocean Grove have got you sorted with their newest single ‘These Boys Light Fires’, a brutal track that continues to show the boys in top form.
Powerful, unrelenting, and unapologetic, ‘These Boys Light Fires’ is a celebration of life. Holding a strong nostalgic vibe, the heavy sound complements the song’s message, pairing something sweet and positive with something hard and unforgiving.
Frontman Luke Holmes details the track further:
“Although we have always maintained a songwriting style that is very vivid and open to the emotional interpretation of a listener, the undercurrent theme of ‘These Boys Light Fires’ is a journey. Written from the viewpoint of someone walking through a garden or labyrinth, ‘These Boys Light Fires’ also draws parallels with our own journey in referencing our growth as people since the last record.
“It happens very rarely but this song came to me almost instantaneously brought on by the upbeat and optimistic touch to the instrumental of which I couldn’t help but elicit a positive response. I view this song as a celebration of life and an anthem for people embracing it.
“As we wrote the song we were very conscious of its potential to translate tremendously live, it’s very high energy and I think Dale Tanner’s delivery is the best we’ve seen from him. The sample during the bridge is a voice recording I found on my phone the night after an all-time house party/funeral/demolition.”
Having just wrapped up a tour of the country and signed a global management deal with Unified, they’ll be heading back on tour pretty soon with massive support slots for The Amity Affliction and Hellions in January. Considering their growing reputation for immense live shows, you won’t want to miss them when they swing by your neck of the woods.
