Ocean by No Roller

No Roller

Ocean

Angela Macari O’Looney

No Roller have had great success to date and built up a nice following since they formed back in 2008. The band have done quite a lot of gigging around Dublin and 2009 saw the release of their debut album High Places by Narrow Roads.

Following this, they reached the final of Emergenza Battle of the bands this year. Agreat achievement indeed!

Members are Aaron Laidlaw-Guitars, Damien Farrell-Drums, David Clarke-Vocals, Tom Dunne- Bass, and Warren Solan-Guitars.

Influences include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Nirvana to name but a few. Their sound is described as Rock/ acoustic/ Indie and combines gutsy Rock’n’Roll with Celtic Passion and imaginative melody lines.

Ocean

This new single is laid back at first, involving a trickling guitar, then bursts into distortion packed chords with a slow drumbeat and baseline. David comes in with the soulful verse, his vocals gritty but reaching falsetto notes at times, which demonstrates his impressive vocal range. The melody is haunting and the lyrics deep.

Things build up gradually, with backing vocals performing a refrain behind David as he sings the sweet chorus. This arrangement is really appealing and still the trickling guitar riff continues, keeping the listener focused.

In the two years they have been together, they have worked on their sound and developed it, maintaining their unique eclectic style and just seem to go from strength to strength.

This love song is really special and is soon to be followed by their second album, which will hopefully have as much success, or more than their first.