Congratulations to Oliver Ocean, our last winner of The Deli Nashville’s Artist of the Month poll for 2014! These boys put up quite a fight, maintaining a neck-and-neck pace with Waterfall Wash for most of the poll, and finally securing a win in the final hours by a narrow margin. It was a fitting end to 2014, considering that the band is closing in on their one-year anniversary. The quartet hit upon their sound last January, after cultivating enough trust in the band’s chemistry to let it roam where it wanted. This lead them to release their "Through the Loop" EP over the summer, which showcased their slightly ambient indie rock guided by jazz and Motown sensibilities. It is an unusual, but wholly organic composite, and we’re excited to see where it takes them in 2015. Oliver Ocean’s next Nashville show is January 23rd at fooBar; check them out! -Terra James-Jura
