{"id":94570,"date":"2023-09-20T18:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T17:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=94570"},"modified":"2023-09-20T18:46:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T17:46:29","slug":"being-as-an-ocean-death-can-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/being-as-an-ocean-death-can-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Being As An Ocean Announce New Album (&#8216;Death Can Wait&#8217;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So Cal melodic post-hardcore outfit <strong>Being\u00a0As\u00a0An Ocean<\/strong> have announced they will be returning on February 2nd, 2024, with a new album titled\u00a0<em>&#8216;Death Can Wait&#8217;<\/em>. The follow-up to 2019&#8217;s <em>&#8216;Proxy: An A.N.I.M.O. Story&#8217;\u00a0<\/em>will be released through\u00a0<strong>Out of Line Music<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Death Can Wait&#8217;<\/em> promises to see Joel Quartuccio and Michael McGough deliver <em>&#8220;another extremely personal set of songs&#8221;<\/em>. On the meaning behind the record,\u00a0<strong>Being As An Ocean<\/strong> shared;\u00a0<em>\u201cDeath Can Wait is about living in the moment, without judgement or fear of circumstance. Taking each day as it comes, and not banking to hard on the future, as none of us know how much time we truly have in this life. Memento Mori.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It\u2019s about being mindful of the gift that life is and not squandering it on frivolous or excessive excitements, distractions, diversions; being focused on our goals, aspirations, passions, and constructive obsessions. Living life as if this day is our last, while being prepared to greet Death, when it arrives, as a friend and natural part of this beautiful life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fans can hear the title track below. It sees\u00a0<strong>BAAO<\/strong>&#8216;s deliver a raw, atmospheric brand of post-hardcore that blends McGough&#8217;s smooth vocals with Quartuccio&#8217;s angst-laden barks.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94572\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BAAO-Death-Can-Wait.jpeg\" alt=\"Being As An Ocean - Death Can Wait artwork\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BAAO-Death-Can-Wait.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BAAO-Death-Can-Wait-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BAAO-Death-Can-Wait-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BAAO-Death-Can-Wait-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1. Beautiful Agony<br \/>\n2. Swallowed By The Earth<br \/>\n3. Purest Love<br \/>\n4. \u2026Gave it a Voice So That My Heart Could Speak<br \/>\n5. Flesh And Bone<br \/>\n6. Gloom<br \/>\n7. Paradise In My Mind<br \/>\n8. Snake<br \/>\n9. Death Can Wait<br \/>\n10. The Fullness of My Being<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Death Can Wait&#8217;<\/em> is available to pre-order\/pre-save <a href=\"https:\/\/baao.lnk.to\/DeathCanWaitAlbum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Being As An Ocean - Death Can Wait (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kcMhtW0VZo4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><em>&#8216;Death Can Wait&#8217;\u00a0<\/em>Lyrics<\/h2>\n<p>With one foot in life and the other in the grave, you can\u2019t keep living like death<br \/>\ncan wait<br \/>\nYou can\u2019t praise other\u2019s fortune and then curse at your own fate<br \/>\nBecause in the swirl of chaos, they\u2019re all one in the same<br \/>\nNone of us chose to be here, but we\u2019re priviledged to stay<br \/>\nThe only thing holding us back, our own twisted games<br \/>\nWe recall too easily the way misery tastes<br \/>\nOwn up, face it, scream loud its name<br \/>\nWe can\u2019t keep living like death can wait<br \/>\nSome would kill for what some squander every day<br \/>\nLessen the misery of wealth<br \/>\nHaves share in the have-nots\u2019 pain<br \/>\nWhat doesn\u2019t kill us makes us stronger every day<br \/>\nNone of us chose to be here but we\u2019re privileged to stay<br \/>\nSolomon tried to warn us<br \/>\nGreed is a lonely road we pave<br \/>\nIt\u2019s what we do for others that will reach past the grave<br \/>\nEverything in this world comes at a price<br \/>\nDon\u2019t lose your common sense<br \/>\nDon\u2019t waste away for the good life<br \/>\nYou can\u2019t bask in the glow, living in the shade<br \/>\nWe can\u2019t keep living like death can wait<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The So Cal melodic post-hardcore outfit will be returning with a new album in early 2024. 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