Ocean Colour Scene

Following the release 2001's ''[[Mechanical Wonder]]'' and 2003's ''[[North Atlantic Drift (album)|North Atlantic Drift]]'', bassist Damon Minchella and the band parted ways in the midst of their autumn tour in 2003: he was briefly substituted for the remainder of the tour dates by [[Mani (musician)|Mani]] of [[The Stone Roses]] for the remainder of the tour,{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ocean-colour-scene-6-1374998 |title=Mani's new scene! |work=NME |date=10 December 2003 |access-date=21 November 2025 |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605105152/https://www.nme.com/news/music/ocean-colour-scene-6-1374998 |url-status=live}} and eventually [[Dan Sealey]] as a full-time member, with whom the band continued to record and perform. His first album with the band was 2005's ''[[A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad]]'', followed by 2007's ''[[On the Leyline]]'', which continued the trend of releasing new material every two years.{{Cite web |title=Ocean Colour Scene: North Atlantic Drift : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/oceancolourscene/albums/album/309520/review/5946619/north_atlantic_drift |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725143637/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/oceancolourscene/albums/album/309520/review/5946619/north_atlantic_drift |archive-date=2008-07-25 |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=www.rollingstone.com}}{{Cite news |title=Ocean Colour Scene: A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/oceancolourscene-hyperactive/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610230249/http://www.popmatters.com/review/oceancolourscene-hyperactive/ |archive-date=2015-06-10 |access-date=2026-02-18 |work=PopMatters}}{{Cite web |date=2007-05-04 |title=Ocean Colour Scene - On the Leyline (Moseley Shoals) *** |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/1377687.ocean-colour-scene-on-the-leyline-moseley-shoals/ |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Bournemouth Echo |language=en}}

Following the release 2001's ''[[Mechanical Wonder]]'' and 2003's ''[[North Atlantic Drift (album)|North Atlantic Drift]]'', bassist Damon Minchella and the band parted ways in the midst of their autumn tour in 2003: he was briefly substituted for the remainder of the tour dates by [[Mani (musician)|Mani]] of [[The Stone Roses]] for the remainder of the tour,{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ocean-colour-scene-6-1374998 |title=Mani's new scene! |work=NME |date=10 December 2003 |access-date=21 November 2025 |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605105152/https://www.nme.com/news/music/ocean-colour-scene-6-1374998 |url-status=live}} and eventually [[Dan Sealey]] as a full-time member, with whom the band continued to record and perform. His first album with the band was 2005's ''[[A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad]]'', followed by 2007's ''[[On the Leyline]]'', which continued the trend of releasing new material every two years.{{Cite web |title=Ocean Colour Scene: North Atlantic Drift : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/oceancolourscene/albums/album/309520/review/5946619/north_atlantic_drift |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725143637/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/oceancolourscene/albums/album/309520/review/5946619/north_atlantic_drift |archive-date=2008-07-25 |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=www.rollingstone.com}}{{Cite news |title=Ocean Colour Scene: A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/oceancolourscene-hyperactive/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610230249/http://www.popmatters.com/review/oceancolourscene-hyperactive/ |archive-date=2015-06-10 |access-date=2026-02-18 |work=PopMatters}}{{Cite web |date=2007-05-04 |title=Ocean Colour Scene - On the Leyline (Moseley Shoals) *** |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/1377687.ocean-colour-scene-on-the-leyline-moseley-shoals/ |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Bournemouth Echo |language=en}}

2004 saw the band release their first [[live album]], ''Live: One for the Road''. The album was a compilation of nineteen live tracks taken from various concerts. In 2006 the band released a live acoustic album, ''Live at the Jam House'', which consisted of fifteen live tracks and also contained four new songs in "Great Man in Waiting", "The Word", "Still Trying" and "Matilda's England".

Also around this time, the band began to release [[live album|live albums]], with ''Live: One for the Road'', a compilation of nineteen live tracks taken from various concerts, in 2004, and a live acoustic album, ''Live at the Jam House'', which consisted of fifteen live tracks and also contained four new songs entitled "Great Man in Waiting", "The Word", "Still Trying" and "Matilda's England", in 2006.

[[File:Ocean Colour Scene, Guilfest 2004 (11861681306).jpg|thumb|Ocean Colour Scene performing at [[Guilfest]] in 2004]]

[[File:Ocean Colour Scene, Guilfest 2004 (11861681306).jpg|thumb|Ocean Colour Scene performing at [[Guilfest]] in 2004]]