Ocean Alley have dropped their first single of the year in the form of ‘Left Of The Dealer’, out independently via Community Music.

The track follows last year’s Southern-rock infused ‘Tangerine’, which marked their first new release since their critically acclaimed 2022 album, ‘Low Altitude Living’.

On the new single, frontman Baden Donegal commented, “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.”

The track is accompanied by a psychedelic, ‘60s-inspired music video directed by Duncan Wright (Pond, San Cisco, Methyl Ethyl), shot in the Northern Rivers area of Eastern Australia.

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Across four critically acclaimed albums, the Australian six-piece – comprising of Baden Donegal (vocals), Angus Goodwin (guitar), Lach Galbraith (keys/vocals), Mitch Galbraith (guitar), Tom O’Brien (drums) and Nic Blom (bass) – have amassed over a billion catalogue streams to date.

This summer, Ocean Alley will play the largest show of their career so far at the iconic Alexandra Palace, London on 27 September 2025.

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Additionally, the band will embark on their biggest North American run to date in 2025, with shows scheduled across the US and Canada in July and October.

Image Credit: Duncan Wright / PRESS