Like Pacific
Hard-hitting pop-punk/emo quintet Like Pacific formed in Toronto, Canada, around lead vocalist Jordan Black in the late 2000s. After releasing their first EPs in the early 2010s, their second full-length, In Spite of Me, made the Top 25 of the Billboard Independent Albums chart in 2018. Still focusing on melody while packing a punch, they followed it with Control My Sanity in 2021.
Founded in 2009, Like Pacific brought together friends with a shared love of heavy but tuneful rock; they adopted the motto "stay pissed" to represent their energetic approach. While building a reputation locally with their live performances and songs that referenced Toronto locales and landmarks, they self-released their debut EP, The Worst..., in 2011. The Homebound EP followed a year later. In 2014, the band signed with New Damage/Pure Noise Records, which released the Sam Guaiana-produced Like Pacific EP in early 2015. It featured the lineup of Black, guitarists Greg Hall and Luke Holmes, bassist Chris Thaung, and drummer Dillon Forret. The group finally delivered their full-length debut, Distant Like You Asked, in February 2016. It was also produced by Guaiana, but featured Dylan Burnett and Cam Ward on guitar in place of Hall and Holmes, both of whom soon rejoined the group. Meanwhile, Brad Garcia took over on bass and Taylor Ewart on drums as the album led to bookings at Riot Fest, SXSW, and on the Vans Warped Tour.
The newly solidified lineup followed it up with In Spite of Me, which landed on the Heatseekers and Independent Albums charts upon its release in 2018. The record was produced by Derek Hoffman (Seaway, the Elwins). Like Pacific then returned to the studio with Guaiana and Kyle Marchant, who produced 2021's Control My Sanity. The album arrived on Pure Noise that December.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Control My Sanity
Punk / New Wave - Released by Pure Noise Records on 3 Dec 2021
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Distant Like You Asked
Rock - Released by Pure Noise Records on 19 Feb 2016
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Control My Sanity
Punk / New Wave - Released by Pure Noise Records on 27 Oct 2021
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Ketamine Jesus
Punk / New Wave - Released by Pure Noise Records on 5 Oct 2021
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Waste of Breath
Punk / New Wave - Released by Pure Noise Records on 17 Nov 2021
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Negatives (with Jordan Black of Like Pacific)
Heart Shaped Lakes, Like Pacific
Alternative & Indie - Released by The Notorious H.S.L. on 30 Sep 2022
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In Spite of Me
Rock - Released by Pure Noise Records on 22 Jun 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Like Pacific
Punk / New Wave - Released by Pure Noise Records on 20 Jan 2015
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