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The Pale Pacific

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Years active
  
1994-present

Record label
  
SideCho Records

Genres
  
Indie rock, Power pop

Website
  
the palepacific.com

Members
  
Gabe Archer


Labels
  
Always Never Records SideCho Sleeping Industries

Associated acts
  
United State of Electronica Aqueduct Late Tuesday Dawntreader Sanoma Bunsen Honeydü

Past members
  
Ben Parsons Seth Carey Jared Archer Ryan Worsley Lance Fisher Nate Beede

Origin
  
Seattle, Washington, United States (1994)

Albums
  
Urgency, Gravity Gets Things Done

Similar
  
The Pale, Visqueen, Math and Physics Club, Tullycraft, The Long Winters

Profiles

The Pale Pacific (formerly The Pale) is an indie rock/powerpop band based in Bellingham, Washington. The band has released 4 full-length LPs, 1 EP, 1 split, and 1 full-length live recording. They are best known for the LPs Gravity Gets Things Done and Urgency, released worldwide on SideCho Records. The band has not broken up, but it rarely plays shows, and is currently finishing up a brand new full-length recording. As all four members have been busy doing many other things in recent years, the record was written at weekly sessions and has been recorded in their free time. Drummer Greg Swinehart recently spoke of the recording process at Sloucher.org, saying it's close to completion, but too soon to announce a release date. The band confirmed further on Facebook that they were still in the recording phase as of December 24, 2015.

Contents

The Pale Pacific has essentially been many different bands that has only changed its name once. It began as a collaboration between Gabe Archer and his cousin Cameron Nicklaus. With Archer on piano/keyboards and Nicklaus on drums, the two started out writing and performing songs that sounded like their favorite bands: The Cure, Depeche Mode and U2.

Discography

  • First Attempt at World Domination (1997) - Always Never Records
  • Another Innovative Idea for the People on the Go (2001) - Always Never Records
  • Gravity Gets Things Done (2003) - Always Never Records, (2004) - SideCho Records
  • The Pale/Copeland split EP (2003) - SideCho Records
  • Rules Are Predictable EP (2005) - SideCho Records
  • Urgency (2005) - SideCho Records
  • There Is a Cover Song EP (2010) - Released as a free download
  • There Is a Song Headed Straight for Your Face (2010) - Recorded live at The Crocodile on August 11, 2007
  • Also appeared on

    ¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police (2005) (As The Pale) - Walking on the Moon
    Live From the Morning Alternative Vol. 2, The End 107.7 (2005) - Gravity Gets Things Done (Live Acoustic)

    Current

  • Gabe Archer – lead vocals, guitar, keyboard (1994–present)
  • Cameron Nicklaus – guitar (1994–present)
  • Justin Harcus – bass (2005–present)
  • Greg Swinehart – drums, background vocals (2000–present)
  • Past

  • Jared Archer – bass, guitar (1998-2001)
  • Lance Fisher – bass (2002)
  • Ryan Worsley – bass (2003-2004)
  • Nate Beede – guitar (2003)
  • Songs

    Fortune FoldsUrgency · 2005
    Fall to PlaceUrgency · 2005
    Tied to a Million ThingsUrgency · 2005

    References

    The Pale Pacific Wikipedia