Oceans Over Airplanes

Crown Point’s Ocean Over Airplanes got us off to a great start on last night’s Local Anesthetic with the track “Avenue A” from their new Young Nights EP. There’s some seriously good songwriting on Souljunkys The Dawns are Heartbreaking release. Dig the track “Avenue A”. Hopefully, the new Heavy Times track “Black Sunglasses” will see release in short order. You can catch the fellas at Hozac‘s “War on Christmas” weekend at Young Camelot this Friday. Bailiff continue to surprise us with the quality of their new tunes. “Enemy Lines” is a just released split single you can read more about at their website. We heard a very nice 2014 Holiday Spectacular submission from Ben Tatar. Hopefully, Ben will deliver something new this year and you’ll be inspired to do the same. Deadline is this Wednesday!!! Some lovely songwriting from Andy Metz was a pleasure to play last night. Check out “Santa Fe” from his Delusions album and the release show at Quencher’s this Sunday night. I’m digging Yoko and the Oh No’s eponymous debut a whole lot. Lots of good tunes here. Check out “Love U ” from the Chicago trio as heard on last night’s Local Anesthetic. That there was the show, chilluns. The 24th Annual Local Anesthetic Holiday Spectacular is this Sunday night at 8pm. There’s no other Holiday show quite like it and I hope you can tune in. I’m Richard Milne. Thanks for listening. - WXRT

The Indiana band return with an infectious new ALT-Rock Track.
Indiana post-hardcore band Oceans Over Airplanes are set to release their new EP Young Nights on 27 November, but as a good little teaser you can hear the lively new track “A-Game” below.

“The premise behind ‘A-Game’ was to create and set the scene for a singles night on the town,” the band says. “Going out with your friends with no other intentions. However the moment occurs when two people lock eyes for the first time. Two strangers who encounter that initial and undeniable attraction. Both people knowing that it is probably the wrong time, that they don’t want a relationship, that this is not what they intended to be looking for, however it is happening and the attraction is too much for either person to not explore. There is that feeling that it only gets complicated from here, that most likely it will never be better than tonight. However both decide to continue because the feeling is real, pure and honest. They lose all sense of time and inhibitions and are truly lost in the moment.” - Pop Matters

Alternative rock outfit, Oceans Over Airplanes have premiered their new single ‘A – Game’!
The Crown Point, IN band have released their new single ‘A – Game’ that you can listen to here. The track is taken from the bands forthcoming EP ‘Young Nights’ which will be released on the 27th November.

Oceans Over Airplanes explains, "The premise behind 'A-Game' was to create and set the scene for a singles night on the town. Going out with your friends with no other intentions. However the moment occurs when two people lock eyes for the first time. Two strangers who encounter that initial and undeniable attraction. Both people knowing that it is probably the wrong time, that they don't want a relationship, that this is not what they intended to be looking for, however it is happening and the attraction is too much for either person to not explore. There is that feeling that it only gets complicated from here, that most likely it will never be better than tonight. However both decide to continue because the feeling is real, pure and honest. They lose all sense of time and inhibitions and are truly lost in the moment."

See the track list for ‘Young Nights’ below:

-A-Game
-Ampersand
-It Could Happen
-Silo


Keep up with Ocean over Airplanes via their Facebook and Twitter. - Shout it Loud Reviews

Oceans Over Airplanes’ name reflects a topsy-turvy world where up is down, down is up, and where rock ‘n’ roll dreams can still come true for those who are determined.

Determination was something band members – bassist/vocalist Tony Pagorek, 32, drummer Joseph Bickham, 28, and guitarist Joseph Muzyka, 25 – learned much about over the last two years. This particular Northwest Indiana trio forged a musical alliance about 16 months ago after other musicians surfed through membership in Oceans, creating some waves that have since been calmed.

It was during that time two previous albums - 2010’s “Oceans Over Airplanes” and 2011’s “Rip The Sky from the Earth” – were self-released. Their new 5-song EP, “Revival Songs,” is the group’s first output for Chicago-based Stayposi Records.

Last month “Revival Songs” became available via most online music sites (iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc.) with a short run of physical CDs, each copy hand-painted by the band’s members to make each unique and special for fans.

“The original band started 4 years ago,” said Crown Point’s Pagorek, who reluctantly switched from rhythm guitar to bass guitar after the group’s first bassist quit the band. Unable to find a suitable replacement after over a year of searching, Pagorek traded his six strings for four to give the group its groove back before too much time lapsed.

Pagorek had previously enjoyed regional success as guitarist/vocalist/songwriter of Farewell to February.

He later founded and now sings lead for Oceans Over Airplanes while collaborating with Crown Point’s Muzyka and Demotte’s Bickham on songwriting. “We are primarily an all original project, but we do put one or two covers into each live set that we really enjoy playing,” he said.

“The three of us came together through evolution,” Pagorek said. “As the band grew, I sought out people that I wanted. I had seen these guys (Muzyka and Bickham) around and loved their playing.” Invitations were extended and the current incarnation of Oceans Over Airplanes began a journey that over the last several months included writing, recording and tweaking songs at Hey Charlie Studios.

Those songs proved strong enough to grab attention from indie label Stayopsi Records whose artist roster includes Chicago’s Lights Over Bridgeport and Milwaukee’s Avenues, among others.

After that year on hiatus searching for a bass player they never found, Oceans Over Airplanes nearly called it quits. “We still got together as friends during that year but weren’t playing music,” said Pagorek. “That’s why we chose ‘Revival Songs’ as the EP’s title. It reflects the recreating of the band, the recreating of the music and the theme running throughout the songs that ‘Sometimes people have to be pushed to the brink of losing what is important to them in order to save it’.”

With their band moving ahead and a new batch of music to promote, Pagorek said Oceans Over Airplanes is now determined to help kick-start a “community” music scene” in Northwest Indiana much like other areas have done.

“When you look at many of the bands who make it on some level it’s because they were part of a community that created a scene for people to get excited about; a scene that supports many types of artists and music styles,” he said. “We want to create that kind of community here and help put (Northwest Indiana) on the map." - NWI TImes

No not Christmas! And yes technically its still winter, but in the world of music it’s time to start preparing for Summer Tours, New Albums, and PRESS, PRESS, PRESS!!!! My inbox has been exploding with releases, mp3’s and requests for interviews. Lucky me I get to sift through them all and bring you the best of the bunch. My first offering to you is Oceans Over Airplanes.

Oceans Over Airplanes started out as the “mistress” for Anthony Pagorek, and Theodore Ostrowski. They started the project while playing in other bands. After finding Russell Gasper, and Joseph Muzyka the boys made OOA their main focus. It’s a good thing too because Oceans Over Airplanes is like coming up for air after being water boarded.

In learning about this band it’s very clear that the guys want you to know they LOVE what they do. They’re proud of what they do, and they should be. Lots of bands try to be different and fresh, and lots of bands love the music they make. OOA actually is different and fresh and not only do they love the music…crowds love the music too. “Due to their energetic, intense, and crowd involving live shows” OOA is quickly becoming one of the Mid West’s favorite bands.

Hailing from Crown Point, Indiana OOA is currently working hard promoting their first self-titled EP (which was produced, engineered, and recorded by the band). When they’re not touring they’re hard at work in the studio putting down tracks for their scheduled full-length album, due out the summer of 2010.

With a couple songs on Itunes and their Myspace page there’s no reason not to check them out. The music is slightly “emo” with high note riffs and uncomplicated drumbeats, but Pagorek’s vocals are all rock. With a nice vocal range and a gravely guttural delivery just to punctuate certain words it’s an absolute pleasure to listen to this up and coming band.

When I first heard that this is a new band, and a young band, I was a little nervous to listen. Most bands I hear are trying to be “cutting edge” which means the drums do one thing, the guitar does something else and the vocals don’t belong anywhere on the track. Luckily OOA doesn’t try to be “cutting edge” they just are. Even with the music being a slightly different genre than the vocals OOA pulls it off, somehow making sense of it. Almost like David Lynch created them. - The Examiner

Oceans Over Airplanes describe themselves as a “Heartfelt Midwest Rock” band. With a sound that is heavily influenced by traditional rock music, and infused with more contemporary sounds, the Illinois band have a mature sound, despite them being together for a few years. With their punchy melodies and snarky stories that beg listeners to keep listening, this band are destined for something great. To hear more from Oceans Over Airplanes, you can purchase a CD here. - Infectious Magazine