COAST AND OCEAN SHARES CRUISY NEW SINGLE ‘LOST!’, TOURING THROUGHOUT APRIL AND MAY
Photo Credit: Chris George Watson
Coast and Ocean is Alex Johnson. Growing up on the South Coast of NSW, with the ocean by his feet has certainly influenced his fresh musical style of R&B, surf hip-hop & soul. Today sees him release his new single ‘Lost!’.
LISTEN TO ‘LOST!’ HERE
Speaking about his new single ‘Lost!’, Coast and Ocean says, “I wanted to give a new positive meaning to being LOST and what it means to discover yourself….. off the back of a global pandemic where people have experienced being lost by other means ie. lost in fear, hurt, pain and sadness, the timing could not be any more perfect for the release of LOST which is a beacon of light to send a positive message to people all around the world that they too can get LOST in a world of Love, Happiness, Health, joy and abundance.”
Coast and Ocean encompasses a whole range of emotion with his music. He writes songs with an entire range of dynamics. “Lost came to me after a 6am meditation in my hometown Lake Heights. I picked up the guitar with my next European Tour in mind. The previous tour was over, I was back home and I found myself Lost. I felt my dreams come to life during that second Tour and Europe was still very much itching in my toes. That night, I took a train to Sydney to perform Lost as a special guest for Slyfox’s Enmore Freestyle night where I met Minimal Miggy who was keen to produce me after hearing the song. 2 years later with a third European Tour under my belt, from a little home Studio in Byron Bay, LOST was recorded.” - Coast and Ocean
Since releasing his first single ‘Lindsay Lohan’ in 2017, Coast and Ocean has achieved remarkable success with over 700,000+ streams of his singles. He has toured across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and SouthEast Asia and supported the likes of Lime Cordiale, Hot Potato Band, Lyall Moloney, Ty Dolla $ign, Peach Furr, and Dylan Joel.
Growth is a common theme throughout his music, expressing how important it is to grow, seek adventure and change in positive ways. “I feel like “LOST” is at heart about discovering new places, through the eyes of a child. I was living throughout Europe for a couple of years and playing shows, playing festivals and busking a lot. Living the life as a new established artist, I remember how exciting and empowering that feeling was. I was LOST in adventure, happiness, and touring wherever I wanted.”
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The Lost video filmed on the Gold Coast, was directed by Carl Tomish. "This Music Video is the most fun party I've ever experienced, I was styled, pampered, and fed. I gave up alcohol and really focused on all the good things in my life. My team is the most amazing crew of humans, I am truly blessed, I was asking the universe for a music video like this one, drone shots, a big yacht, my friends and a huge party to celebrate the new single!... The universe delivered. That’s all I wanted to do and we did it. I Had the time of my life!" - Coast and Ocean
PRAISE FOR COAST AND OCEAN
White Roses: “ this was bumped up to a 4 star review when that moment at 2:16 came in, just what it needed. a chilled beauty from coast & ocean. 4 stars” - Declan Byrne, Triple j
White Roses: “Great to hear new stuff from Coast & Ocean. His key asset is that chilled yet emotionally-precise delivery, but he goes even better on this track with the high quality production and beautiful guest vocals from Alice Hills. 4 stars” - Dave Ruby Howe, Triple j Unearthed
“This song is actually getting me high like Lindsay Lo Lo. Huge fan. 4 stars” - Tommy Faith Triple j Unearthed
LOST: “The result is a laid-back, breezy cut that feels like an ideal antidote to the colder weather on the horizon. Trappy percussion and chill, understated guitars make up the backbone of the song, with Johnson’s free-flowing delivery gliding above.” - Music Feeds
“The accompanying video is quite the treat and compliments the track so perfectly. It sees Johnson traveling around some iconic Gold Coast spots and just being, well, comfortably ‘lost’.” - AAA Backstage
“The track (White Roses) itself pairs stuttered 808 drum patterns with his effortless ear for crafting a damn good pop song. The track sees him neatly settle in at the intersection of RnB, hip-hop and pop, making for a sound that hasn’t really been explored in Australia yet.” - Purple Sneakers
“Valentino” overflowing with confidence and swagger as the artist notches up another strong single on the path to forthcoming project Doobies World.” - AU Review
"He has a distinct strength to his voice that doesn’t come across as pushing it too hard. He hits every note magically..." - Nic Kelly
COAST AND OCEAN LOST! TOUR DATES
*Locations to be announced on the day
Friday, April 23 Secret Location Gold Coast - Tickets
Saturday April 24 Secret Location Byron Bay - Tickets
Saturday May 1 Secret Location Brisbane - Tickets
Saturday May 8 CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL Cairns - Tickets
Friday, May 14 Secret Location Newcastle - Tickets
Saturday May 15 Secret Location Sydney - Tickets
Thursday May 20 Secret Location Perth - Tickets
‘Lost!’ is out now.