Like Pacific is a Canadian

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band from

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, formed in 2010. Their debut studio album ''Distant Like You Asked'' was released in February 2016, and charted at number 25 on the ''

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chart.

History

Like Pacific formed in 2010 in Toronto, Ontario. According to

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biographer Timothy Monger, the band members "bonded over a shared love of hard-hitting melodic rock, eventually adopting the motto "stay pissed" to describe their approach." The group self-released ''The Worst...'' EP in 2011, and released another, titled ''Homebound'', the following year. The band signed to independent label

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in December 2014, and released a self-titled EP in January 2015. In July and August, the band supported

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on their tour of the US. In December 2015, "Worthless Case" was made available for streaming. In January 2016, a music video was released for "Distant". The band's debut album, ''Distant Like You Asked'', was released in February through Pure Noise, and charted at number 25 on the ''

chart. In February and March, the band supported

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on their tour of the US. In May, the group supported

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on their US tour. The band toured as part of the 2016 edition of

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. In May 2017, the band performed at

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in the UK. Around the festival, the band supported

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on some of their headlining UK shows. In September and October, the group supported

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for their 10th anniversary tour for ''

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'' (2007). In February 2018, the band released the single "Sedatives". In early March, the band announced that bassist Chris Thaung would be leaving the band for personal reasons at the end of their UK tour with As It Is. According to a source close to the band, ex-bassist Trevor Wilkes tried repeatedly to rejoin the band to not avail. Throughout mid 2018, the band released three more singles "In Spite of Me", "Had It Coming", and "Self Defeated"" before releasing their second album ''In Spite of Me'' in late July.

Discography

Studio albums Extended plays

Members

Current members * Jordan Black – lead vocals * Greg Hall – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Luke Holmes – lead guitar, backing vocals * Brad Garcia - bass guitar, backing vocals * Taylor Ewart - drums, percussion Past members * Chris Thaung – bass guitar * Andrew Brunette – guitar * Dylan Burnett – guitar * Elvy Lee – guitar * Cam Ward – guitar * Dillon Forret – drums * Mike Robinson - Drums

References

External links

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