A melodic hardcore outfit from Alpine, California, Being as an Ocean combine drifting atmospheres with aggressive outbursts. Emerging in 2011, the band flirted with mainstream success in 2104 with the release of their Billboard-charting sophomore effort, How We Both Wondrously Perish. They continue to refine their visceral post-rock sound on subsequent releases Being as an Ocean, Waiting for Morning to Come, and Proxy: An A.N.I.M.O. Story.