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Ocean Park Standoff is an American pop band made up of
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, Pete Nappi and Ethan Thompson. Their debut EP was released on
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on March 3, 2017.


History

The three band members originally met at a songwriting session in 2014.Huimin Li
"Album Review – Ocean Park Standoff"
''Monkeygoose Magazine'', January 21, 2017.
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; Ethan Thompson is an American vocalist and songwriter, and Pete Nappi is an American drummer/producer. The band was formed in 2016. Their debut single " Good News" was released on October 7, 2016, along with its B-side, "Photos & Liquor".Holly Williams
"What We Know So Far About Samantha Ronson's New Band Ocean Park Standoff"
Contact Music, January 26, 2017.
"Good News" reached number 13 on the ''
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chart,Ocean Park Standoff Chart History
''Billboard''. Accessed May 22, 2018.
and was on
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's Most Requested Lyrics list of 2017. Their debut EP was released on
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on March 3, 2017. On February 2, 2018, they released their second single, "Lost Boys (Ocean Park Standoff vs Seeb)", in collaboration with
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. On April 27, 2018, they released the single "If You Were Mine" featuring
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. The video for "If You Were Mine" premiered on July 12, 2018.


Band members

*
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- keys, guitar, vocals * Pete Nappi - drums * Ethan Thompson - vocals


Performances

Ocean Park Standoff embarked on a US tour starting in February 2017. In February 2017, the band was chosen as
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's Artist of the Month, and performed their hit "Good News" live on February 22 on
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'' show hosted by
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. In the summer of 2017, the band went on a US tour with
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. The band performed on June 29, 2017 at Bear's Den Showroom inside
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for listeners of Star 102.5 (
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) in Buffalo, New York. Starting in February 2018, the band opened for
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on The Click Tour. On April 30, 2018, the band performed "If You Were Mine" on '' Conan''. The band went on tour with
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in the summer of 2018. On October 9, 2018, the band did a warm up performance before the
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. On October 10, 2018 the band returned to Buffalo, New York as a part of their fall tour to perform at Pink Party 2018 for listeners of Star 102.5 (
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). The annual concert benefits
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. They also performed their single "If You Were Mine" in-studio on ''Rob Lucas In The Morning'' during their visit.


Discography


Extended plays


Singles


Remixes

* "Good News (Thompson Remix)" (2017) * "Good News (Pete Nappi Remix)" (2017) * "Good News (Samantha Ronson Remix)" (2017) * "If You Were Mine (Thompson Acoustic Remix)" (2018) * "If You Were Mine (Pete Nappi Remix)" (2018) * "If You Were Mine (
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Remix)" (2018) * "Good Time (
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Remix)" (2019) * "Good Time (
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Remix)" (2019) * "Good Time (Fat Free Remix)" (2019)


References


External links


Official website
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