Waterworks

The Ocean Blue has always sounded out of place. Formed in the late '80s in Hershey, Pennsylvania, their sound was rooted in same vein as English New Romantic bands such as the Smiths and New Order. The discrepancy here is obvious -- a town known for chocolate and the Amish doesn't exactly sound like a haven for new wave pop-rock. What made the Ocean Blue musical outcasts, however, was that their brand of rock was already on the way out during their formation. By that time, the Smiths had already disbanded, New Order had seen the last of their major hits (with the exception of 'Regret'), and hair metal had taken over the airwaves. Still, true to their roots, the Ocean Blue kept making new wave-inspired albums, making no concessions for mainstream success.