Ocean Drive

by Lighthouse Family

Overview

Ocean Drive, the debut album from the London-based duo Lighthouse Family, is a modest, but extremely pleasant affair that makes for excellent rainy-day listening. While some may find Paul Tucker and Tunde Baiyewu's song stylings a little too soft rock for their taste, the smooth guitar chords and quiet percussion quickly become addictive. Not to mention the album's best tunes, "Lifted" and "Ocean Drive," are virtually guaranteed to buoy one's spirits. "Ocean Drive" is particularly transporting; if you close your eyes and let your mind wander while listening to this track, you can almost feel yourself driving along the coast, the wind in your hair and your responsibilities left behind. The other songs aren't quite on the same level, but they are still fun to listen to. "Loving Every Minute" features some great trumpet backup from "Tim Kellett," and the drums on "Keep Remembering" and "Sweetest Operator" certainly get your feet tapping. The album ends on a high note with "Goodbye Heartbreak," a song about love and loss that makes a nice bookend to the upbeat first track, "Lifted." With the exception of these two songs and "Ocean Drive," the weakest aspect of the record is the lyrics, which range from the forgettable to the inscrutable. Fortunately, lead singer Baiyewu possesses such a strong voice, you can treat it as another instrument and tune out what he is actually saying. The group's real strength is the music anyway. A great album to put on while you're reading or just sitting quietly by yourself. ~ Ethan Alter

Product Details

Release Date:	10/10/2025
Label:	Proper Records Uk
UPC:	0805520241328

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lighthouse Family   Primary Artist
Tunde Baiyewu   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Clive Griffin   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
London Session Orchestra   Strings
Rupert Brown   Drums
Tee Green   Vocals (Background)
Steven Dante   Vocals (Background)
Heard But Not Seen   Vocals (Background)
Simon Eyre   Guitar
Paul Tucker   Keyboards
Dave Brewis   Guitar
Lain Gray   Vocals (Background)
Pete Wingfield   Piano
Philip Todd   Bass,Brass,Flute
Tim Kellett   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Danny Cummings   Percussion
Gavyn Wright   Violin
Lawrence Johnson   Vocals (Background)
Frank Ricotti   Vibraphone
David Grant   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Mike Peden   Producer
Michael Peden   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Martin Brammer   Composer
Norman Watson   Photography
Junior Giscombe   Composer
Paul Max Bloom   Assistant Engineer
Tunde Baiyewu   Composer
Tim Laws   Composer
Alan Glass   Composer
Paul Tucker   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Nick Ingman   String Arrangements
Lighthouse Family   Arranger
Phil Bodger   Mixing
Martin Hayles   Engineer
Oscar Castro-Neves   Composer
Tim Kellett   Composer
Mel Wesson   Programming