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Oak Island (EP)

2013 EP by Our Last Night

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionFeb 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ106880743 ↗
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Oak Island is the third EP by New Hampshire-based post-hardcore band Our Last Night. It was self-released on November 4, 2013, and was the band's first original release after leaving Epitaph Records.

Background

Oak Island is Our Last Night's first original release after leaving Epitaph Records. The EP is named after a real island in Nova Scotia that is known for a legend about buried treasure and multiple discoveries of mysterious objects.

Recording

The band recorded the album at Sonic Debris Recording and Impact Studios. The funds for this EP and their other EP A Summer of Covers were raised through a Indiegogo campaign where they had a goal of $15,000 and raised $46,551.

Promotion

On October 22, 2013, a music video was released on Spotify and YouTube for the single "Same Old War". A lyric video for "I've Never Felt This Way" was released on YouTube on November 1, 2013. The EP was released on November 4, 2013. On January 7, 2014, a music video was released for "Sunrise" where the band partnered with the Bully Project to create a collaboration t-shirt with all the money earned from the t-shirt donated to the Bully Project.

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