Go Now and Live
Album by We Are the Ocean
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Go Now and Live is the second full-length studio album by English post-hardcore band We Are the Ocean, released on 25 April 2011. The album was produced by Pete Miles (The King Blues, Canterbury) and released through Hassle Records.
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| Released | 25 April 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 6 December 2010–7 January 2011[1] | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, alternative rock, melodic hardcore, pop punk, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 33:19 | |||
| Label | Hassle | |||
| Producer | Pete Miles | |||
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| Singles from Go Now And Live | ||||
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The release again saw a slight change in the band's sound, with unclean vocalist Dan Brown providing additional clean vocals. This was also the last studio alum to feature Brown, departing the band in 2012.
Two singles were released prior to the release of the album: "What It Feels Like" on 4 January 2011, and "The Waiting Room" on 18 April 2011. The music video for "What It Feels Like" premiered on 8 February 2011, while the music video for "The Waiting Room" premiered on 21 March 2011. Runaway was the third single to be released.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 59/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Blare Magazine |    [3] |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| BBC Music | (favourable)[5] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
| Rock Sound | [7] |
Go Now and Live has received mixed to positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Trouble Is Temporary, Time Is Tonic" | 2:44 |
| 2. | "What It Feels Like" | 3:02 |
| 3. | "The Waiting Room" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Run Away" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Trials and Tribulations" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Overtime is a Crime" | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Godspeed" | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Now and Then" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Follow What You Need" | 3:15 |
| 10. | "Before I Die" | 3:39 |
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| 11. | "Distances" | 3:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "What It Feels Like" (Acoustic) | 3:57 |
| 2. | "These Days, I Have Nothing" (Acoustic) | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Playing My Heart" (Acoustic) | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Run Away" (Acoustic) | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Trials and Tribulations" (Acoustic) | 3:34 |
| 6. | "This Is Called My Home" (Acoustic) | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Overtime Is a Crime" (Acoustic) | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Now and Then" (Acoustic) | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Confessions" (Acoustic) | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Nothing Good Has Happened Yet" (Acoustic) | 5:34 |
| 11. | "The Waiting Room" (Acoustic) | 5:00 |
Charts
Personnel
- We Are The Ocean[1]
- Dan Brown – vocals
- Liam Cromby – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Alfie Scully – lead guitar
- Jack Spence – bass guitar
- Tom Whittaker – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel[1]
- Pete Miles - producer