Let’s admit it, most true rockers feel a little uncomfortable whenever they read the words "Christian" and "Rock" next to each other – we do too. It’s probably time to get over this impulse, forget the past struggles with the church (and the permanent divergencies with the rising tide of bigotry in the US), and just enjoy the music. Besides, if we can tolerate lyrics like The Sex Pistols’ "I wanna destroy passerby," we can probably also deal with "Great is Our God," the title of one of Young Oceans‘ most popular songs. This band is a worship project that evolved from hymns penned and arranged within the Trinity Grace Church community in New York City. We are really enjoying the band’s single from 2014 entitled "Only You" (streaming below) which falls entirely in the dream pop category – dream and religion are themes that feed each other in a big way. And if you really can’t take the religious content in the lyrics, you have no excuse anyway: the band’s latest album "Steady the Stars" is entirely instrumental.
Young Ocean was recently included in New Music Seminar’s list of "Artist on the Verge 2015."
