Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow

Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow
Studio album by We Are the Ocean
Released 17 September 2012
Genre Alternative rock, melodic hardcore, pop punk
Length 32:35
Label Hassle
Producer Pete Miles
We Are the Ocean chronology

Go Now and Live
(2011)		 Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow
(2012)

Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow is the third full-length album by English rock band We Are the Ocean. It was released on 17 September 2012 through Hassle Records in the United Kingdom and through SideOneDummy the next day, 18 September in the United States. The album is the first to be done by the band without their original lead vocalist Dan Brown, who was removed out of the band despite recording all his vocals for the album. The music featured on the album is seen as being a massive jump since the last album, Go Now and Live.[1] Two singles have been released by the band in promotion: "Bleed" and "The Road".

Background

On 5 June 2012 it was announced by the band that during the recording of the third album the band had started to struggle with differing creative opinions. With this announcement Dan Brown, the bands lead vocalist who was known for his screaming role in the band officially left the band saying he would become the band's manager.[2] A day after this announcement Dan Brown himself issued a statement saying: "I have been managing the band for the past two years and I've come to the realisation that, quite frankly, I'm better at managing a band than I am at being in a band, so it's time for me to attack that head first."[3] However, a press release from British publication Rock Sound showed that Dan Brown had actually recorded all of his vocals for the new album and that he was in fact kicked out of the band abruptly. With the band also refusing to allow him to join them on their leg on the American Warped Tour, considered by Brown as his dream.[4] The band made their first live performance without Brown at Download Festival on Sunday June 10 on the Zippo Encore Stage.[5]

Release and promotion

With the announcement of the line up change on 5 June 2012 the band released the first single from the album, "Bleed". The song was uploaded to their YouTube to stream as well as made a free download.[6] BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe said the song is "Easlily the best thing the band have ever done."[1] The second single "The Road" was streamed exclusively through Revolver magazine's website on 6 August 2012.[7] Two days prior to the single's stream, the band released a video of the making of the music video for "The Road".[8] The song was made Q magazine's "Track of the Day".[9] On 30 August the band debuted a third track, "Golden Gate", as promotion for the album by making it available to stream on YouTube, but was released exclusively through German website Stage Load.[10]

Leading up to the release of the album the band planned a seven-date tour of Germany between 5 and 15 September, 2012.[10] As part of the ongoing promotion for the album the band supported Lostprophets on their British tour in November.[11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 68/100[12]
Review scores
Source Rating
Alternative Press [13]
BBC (Favourable)[14]
NME (7/10)[15]
Sputnikmusic [16]
This Is Fake DIY (7/10)[17]
Thrash Hits [18]

Upon its release Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by We Are the Ocean and Dan Brown. Lyrics by Dan Brown and Liam Cromby. Except "Pass Me By", lyrics by Alfie Scully. 

Original CD
No. Title Length
1. "Stanford Rivers"   1:13
2. "Bleed"   2:49
3. "Young Heart"   3:47
4. "Story of a Modern Child"   3:07
5. "Machine"   3:39
6. "The Road (Run for Miles)"   3:41
7. "Golden Gate"   5:35
8. "Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow"   3:40
9. "Pass Me By"   3:42
10. "Chin Up, Son"   3:22
Total length:
 32:35

Personnel

We Are the Ocean

Release history

Country Date Label Format Source
United Kingdom 17 September 2012 Hassle Records CD
Vinyl record
United States 18 September 2012 SideOneDummy [7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zane Lowe (5 June 2012). "Hottest Record - We Are The Ocean - Bleed". British Broadcast Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dan Brown Leaves We Are The Ocean". Rock Sound. Freeway Press. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Katie P (7 June 7, 2012). "We Are The Ocean: Dan Brown's official statement". Kerrang!. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 6 August 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ Dan Morgan (19 June 2012). "Stop Press! In The Studio - We Are The Ocean". Rock Sound. Freeway Press. Retrieved 32 October 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ↑ "Download We Are The Ocean’s New Jam!". Rock Sound. Freeway Press. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Michele Bird (5 June 2012). "We Are The Ocean release new song, “Bleed”". Alternative Press. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Josh Hart (6 August 2012). "Exclusive: We Are the Ocean Premiere “The Road (Run for Miles)”". Revolver Magazine. NewBay Media. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  8. ↑ Brian Kraus (4 August 2012). "We Are The Ocean post behind the scenes of “The Road” music video". Alternative Press. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "We Are The Ocean - The Road - Track Of The Day - QTheMusic.com". Q. Bauer Media Group. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Exklusiver Stream: We Are The Ocean – Golden Gate" (in German). Stage Load. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "We Are The Ocean To Support Lostprophets In November". Rock Sound. Freeway Press. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  13. ↑ Riley Breckenridge (18 September 2012). "We Are The Ocean - Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow". Alternative Press. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  14. ↑ Alistair Lawrence (7 September 2012). "Essex boys come of age with a solid rock record.". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  15. ↑ Goodwyn, Tom (September 14, 2012). "We Are The Ocean - 'Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow'". NME. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  16. ↑ Davey Boy (September 16, 2012). "We Are The Ocean album Review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  17. ↑ McDaid, Heather (September 16, 2012). "Album Review". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  18. ↑ Keevill, David (September 27, 2012). "Album: We Are The Ocean - Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow". Thrash Hits. Retrieved September 27, 2012.