Ocean Alley release GTA-inspired video for ‘West Coast’

“this album will push Ocean Alley further towards major-global-band status”
– Rolling Stone Australia

“their breezy, summery brand of pop rock is the perfect soundtrack to this time of year”
– Courier Mail

“they are experts of their craft… impeccable”
– Renowned For Sound

Beloved Australian psych-rockers Ocean Alley have mustered up a fresh new video for ‘West Coast’, the latest single from last year’s critically acclaimed album Low Altitude Living.

Directed by Jamieson Kerr (who’s best known for his work with the likes of Skegss, Baker Boy and Ruby Fields), the ‘West Coast’ clip plucks Ocean Alley from their coastal roots and throws them into the seedy, crime-fuelled (and yet, oddly beautiful) world of Grand Theft Auto. Evoking the scenic Californian landscapes of GTA V, we “play” as vocalist/guitarist Baden Donegal as he confronts a NPC (bass guitarist Nic Blom) on a rooftop, navigates an idyllic oceanside mountain and, of course, steals a car and zooms through the streets.

Not everything is what it seems, though, as trippy glitches and jarring jump-cuts make it clear: there’s no cheat code that can save Ocean Alley from this head-spinning simulation. The mountain scenes were shot in New Zealand, while the rooftop and street shots were pulled together in Sydney.

“The song sounds like it’s part of the GTA soundtrack, so we thought it would match up well,” the band said of their ambitious concept for the ‘West Coast’ video. “Mimicking the video game style movements of NPCs was a challenge but it was fun to have everyone involved in the film clip and give their acting skills a crack.”