After revealing the first details about their upcoming digital EP We Are Nøt Okay, due to being released on April 30th, OCEANS follow up with their new masterpiece’s first tunes. The band has released the title track ‘We Are Nøt Okay’ and therefore team up with Andy Dörner (CALIBAN), joining the song as a featured guest on the vocals.
Singer Timo Rotten states:
“The title track for ‘WE ARE NØT OKAY’ is about recognizing the fact that it’s actually okay NOT to be okay. We, as a society, have to overcome the stigma of mental health and admit that we have a problem. Especially in those challenging times, mental health is an important issue that, unfortunately, is too often swept under the carpet. So if you’re fighting any mental illness, we encourage you: reach out to somebody, stop faking smiles and admit that #wearenotokay. Only if we do that, we take a first step towards becoming a more caring and inclusive society. Down in the abyss, we are many.”
Andy Dörner adds:
“The topic of “WE ARE NØT OKAY” fits perfectly into today’s world. Even though the theme is timeless, it seems to me that there are more and more depressed people and lost souls. It‘s vital to speak about it, and I‘m pleased to be a part of this banger song! Enjoy my friends, and don’t hesitate to speak up about your problems and inner demons…There is always a solution!”
Cooperating with The Ocean In Your Mind, A German NPO, the band, adds a very serious tone to their newest output by turning “music for the depressed” into active help and encouraging fans to join the cause.
Raphael Funck, Founder of The Ocean In Your Mind e.V., adds:
“We dream of a world in which people can freely show their vulnerability. We are giving hope a voice and are fighting together against suicide and for mental health.”
The EP We Are Nøt Okay will be released on April 30th and contains four different songs dealing with all aspects of mental illness. Each track will feature a special guest adding his own style to the new output of Berlin/Vienna based post-metal heroes OCEANS.
Exclusive physical bundles of the EP, including an Ltd. CD Digipak + Shirt (ltd. to 200 copies!), are available through https://oceansofficial.com/store/cds-lps/