Even through Ocean Child’s energetic alt-rock performance, Chicago-based 21 year-old frontman Marco Landaverde is the very same obsessive, awkward, and prolific songwriter/producer he was when he created Ocean Child in high school. Soulful and raspy vocals, surf-esque indie rock hooks, and hazy production quickly became essential to Ocean Child’s sound. Landaverde further built Ocean Child as a dreamy indie-pop outfit with the release of the jaunty, summery anthem “Maye” in 2021, amassing over 100,000 streams across his entire music catalogue. The band has performed with touring act SALES at the University of Illinois’ Foellinger Concert Hall and played a pre-show for Irish rock band Inhaler at House of Blues Chicago. Ocean Child also played with touring indie-punk trio VIAL later that year. 2023’s “Benton Steps” marks Ocean Child’s shift from solitary bedroom production to ambitious studio artist, blending musical styles of new wave, indie, and alternative rock.
“Packed with soulful, raspy vocals and spiralling riffs, ‘You’ takes inspiration from New Order and Arctic Monkeys...”
— LITTLE DOSE OF INDIE - LINK to full article
“After a set so energetic it left the crowd cheering for an encore…”
- PURSUIT OF DOPENESS - LINK to full article
“A bustling bass line and pleading vocal tone becomes accompanied by shimmering guitars, as the “way you make me feel,” bridge plays delightfully into the higher-pitched range of the chorus.”
— OBSCURE SOUND - LINK to full article
“…filled with the same charm and nostalgia that early San Cisco or Two Door Cinema Club currently carries for most post-millenials…”
— VELVET INDEPENDENT - LINK to full article
"Maye" moves fast and fresh, almost with a funky appeal that becomes pop: sunny guitars, tasty rhythm at the right point and free spirit.
— INDIES FOR BUNNIES - LINK to full article
- THE BUN 91.3 - LINK to full article
“…Through the lens of the pop-punk genre, Ocean Child’s new EP “Camouflage” is like a time capsule capturing the many transitional periods in life and how they can be presented musically…”
— OFF THE RECORD - LINK to full article
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