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, Pete Nappi and Ethan Thompson. Their debut EP was released on

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on March 3, 2017.

History

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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"
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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

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

- 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 (

). 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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