Less Than the Needle, More Than the Shotgun

by The Pacific Ocean

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1.	Nothing Is Too Kind 04:04	info	buy track
2.	Atlas 02:20	info	buy track
3.	Tripod 04:13	info	buy track
4.	Rings 03:57	info	buy track
5.	I Can’t Replace a Thing 04:10	info	buy track
6.	Fantastic Trip 03:09	info	buy track
7.	Story Before Me 03:44	info	buy track
8.	Fireworks 05:03	info	buy track
9.	All the Better Luck 04:41	info	buy track
10.	Theme 03:57	info	buy track
11.	Five 02:06	info	buy track

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"delovely boy-girl indie pop, the kind that almost any Beatles, Spinanes or Belle and Sebastian fan would like if they got the chance to hear it...the two NYC singer-songwriters combine for a weave of wispy, mournful guitar ballads. The Pacific Ocean rock out on occasion, but their real specialty is modestly beautiful pop tunes like “All the Better Luck," “I Can't Replace a Thing" and “Fantastic Trip,” dusted with keyboards and drums while focused on Lovatt's aching voice and Baluyut's dry harmonies."
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone

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released January 1, 2000

© 1999 All songs written by the Pacific Ocean:
Connie Lovatt: bass, vocals
Edward Baluyut: guitar, vocals, drums

Alex Trajano: drums on “Atlas,” “Tripod,” “Rings,” “I Can't Replace a Thing,” “Story Before Me,” “Theme” and “Five”

Steve Pilgrim: drums and keyboards on “Nothing Is Too Kind" and drums on “Fantastic Trip” and “All the Better Luck”

James Baluyut: guitar on “Rings"

Produced by Nicolas Vernhes and James Baluyut

Recorded by Nicolas Vernhes at Rare Book Room in Brooklyn

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The Pacific Ocean New York, New York

The Pacific Ocean was Connie Lovatt and Edward Baluyut from Alkaline, Containe and Versus, respectively.
Along with Steve Pilgrim, Alex Trajano, Pat Ramos, Alan Licht, Bill Callahan, James Baluyut, Benjamin Cho

The Manhattan-based band released two albums on Enchanté Records and one on Teenbeat. ... more

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