Being a non-coastal Canadian means that the ocean was, at its closest point, 1000 km away until I was 24 and moved to Vancouver.  I didn’t even see it in person until I was 19 on the first of many road trips to Van to see a concert, get high and go to the beach.  Fast forward to today where I am currently the caretaker of a remote beach house in Nicaragua.  The big blue horizon is everpresent and the constant sound of waves varies from “relaxing massage soundtrack” to “get in the bomb shelter!” depending on the tide.  The sea and I get on quite well these days.

She’s a big beautiful beast and she inspires loads of music.  Here are some songs and artists with some deep and some shallow relations with the ocean.