Ocean City Defender create lush pop songs combining the melody and immediacy inherent of 60s pop, with the depth and atmosphere of 80s shoegaze.
"The mix of shoegazing moodiness, clipped rhythms, and deep textures that makes Pinback such an intoxicant appears in similar form in K. Preston Merkley's lulling tracks. Merkley's main amendment is an earnest vocal sense: his nerd-rock tenor is more than just another instrument." - CNet.com
"...Ocean City Defender actually sounds unique when contrasted with a large majority of Thunder Bay’s bands. I was impressed by the dynamics of their set. At times the songs were brought to very humble, raw sounds only to segue into reverb-soaked guitar and crashing cymbals." - Northern Rocks Magazine
Along with a 2008 tour of Ontario, Ocean City Defender have provided support for fellow Canadian acts such as The Acorn, Wintersleep, The Most Serene Repubilc, Ohbijou, and Two Hours Traffic.
