Credit - Duncan Wright

Making their very welcomed return for 2025, Australia's Ocean Alley have recently unveiled their first single of the year sharing Left Of The Dealer - a track filled with vintage rock'n'roll energy. On the track, frontman Baden Donegal shared: “Life is a gamble, but when we’re young, we often live in a much more carefree manner—taking all the risks, unaware of the consequences. The reference to being ‘Left Of The Dealer’ is a poker rule where the player left of the dealer will play first or be next to go, insinuating that your time to face these consequences may be up next.I wrote and demoed this song at home before showing the rest of the guys. It was a sound we hadn’t really experimented with before. We jammed it a few times at our space in Middle Pocket and everything came together quickly. Messing around with guitar tones and vocal effects in the studio, we found it resembled some of our favourite bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival and Canned Heat, which we leant all the way into.” Take a listen for yourselves below.

OCEAN ALLEY 2025 TOUR DATES

NORTH AMERICA:
Wednesday 16 July - Jannus Live, Tampa, FL
Friday 18 July - The Eastern, Atlanta, GA
Saturday 19 July - Fillmore, Charlotte, NC
Sunday 20 July - The Norva, Norfolk, VA
Wednesday 23 July - Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
Friday 25 July - House of Blues, Boston, MA
Saturday 26 July - Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday 27 July - Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday 29 July - History, Toronto, ON
Wednesday 15 October - Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO
Friday 17 October - Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA

UK:
Saturday 27 September - Alexandra Palace, London UK

AUSTRALIA:
Thursday 17 April - Bluesfest, Bundjalung/Byron Bay  

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