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Fast-rising Irish alt-pop artist Ocean Tisdall is back once again to deliver his heartfelt new single ‘Crying Room’.
Channelling more of that raw and passionate aesthetic he has cultivated for himself already, ‘Crying Room’ sees the artist in a more colourful yet sombre guise. Coupled with an incredibly absorbing new video that really brings the song to life, he looks to reflect the troubles and anxieties of today’s youth through warm lyrics and humourous visuals.
Speaking about the new single, Ocean said, “‘Crying Room’ to me is the epitome of growing up in gen z. Sometimes we allow our emotions to control the outcome of our reality and it’s so hard not letting that ruin core memories in our life.
“I wanted to write about the feeling of being “that guy” at a party. Depressed & consumed by tears, we often drown others that may be dealing with their own issues but wanting an escape into our own mess, so having a “Crying room” to go to at these places would have been perfect.”
While adding about the new video, “The music video is everything that I wanted it to be, an exact representation of how I see the song in my head.
“As a generation we tend to use alcohol and partying as a distraction from reality and the stresses of growing up in today’s society, so the idea that as soon as a single tear falls from your eye you would be dragged away into the crying room really excited me.
“A huge part of that was due to the Director of the video ‘Seven’ also being the co-writer of the song. He really understood the meaning like no one else could have and this is why it was so easy for us to bring the story to life. It’s definitely my favourite video I’ve shot so far.”
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Ocean’s highly praised debut single ‘Broke Up With My Best Friend‘ was released near the end of 2021, garnering strong DSP endorsement as well as tastemaker support from The Irish Times (15 acts to listen to in 2022), Record Of The Day and Hot Press to name a few.
Since emerging in 2021, Ocean Tisdall has crafted a confessional collection of songs that nod to the current musical landscape while also rooted in a love of classic song-writing that stems from his up-bringing. Confessing that he got his love of music from his mum, a young Ocean grew up in Wicklow appreciating his mother’s love of country music, her knowledge of pop divas and being told the only channel he could watch was one that played music videos.
“It was just flowing through me”, Ocean says of his decision to start writing songs. Citing the boost he got from seeing acts like Miley Cyrus and Troye Sivan push up against the boundaries of pop, Ocean says each of his songs are “a little page and chapter from my life”.
That was evident in his debut single release ‘Broke Up With My Best Friend’ which honed in on the difficulty of letting go of a friendship. What began as a series of voice notes became a song that has connected with his growing audience. “When you can’t use words, you can use music to communicate your feelings”, Ocean admits. “It’s like a universal language”.
It’s that blend of the specific and the universal that sums up Ocean’s forthcoming debut EP. After flying back to Ireland from London during the pandemic, songwriter-producer Seven and Ocean had to go into quarantine. The pair ended up staying in an old, run down house in the Wicklow mountains. The result was a two-week burst of creativity with music as the sole focus with Ocean calling it “time to reflect on past experiences and put them into writing these songs. You could almost call it a therapy session”.
“My aspiration would be to make people feel something”. As a young artist repping Gen Z, Ocean feels he and his generation are “fighting to be heard”. With his heart on his musical sleeve, stop-you-in-your-tracks vocals and earworm hooks Ocean Tisdall wins that battle with ease.
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