The Big Takeover includes I Was A King on its "Best Albums of 2022" list

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I love seeing 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘔𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 by I Was A King (beautiful jangle pop from Norway) on Big Takeover Magazine editor Jack Rabid's "200 Best Albums of 2022" at #9!

“The previous two records were very band-oriented,” the band’s Frode Strømstad says. “We felt that doing it as a two-piece this time would be a fresh approach, playing instruments we normally don’t play just to get some different ideas and textures and keeping it as simple and organic as possible.”

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York Calling shares "Sweet Things" by I Was A King, highlighting the "haunting" chords and "perfect" harmonies

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Hello! More love today for the lovely "Sweet Things" by I Was A King.

York Calling says the tune reminds of "the sort of folk-rock music that became popular in the 60s and 70s."

Remember the old Elektra Records logo with the butterfly from that era? That's my jam. I am personally reminded of that by this song.

Listen. It's a beauty.

See Pacifico's new motion collage video - from Self Care, coming in February - via Big Takeover

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New Pacifico single coming this Friday!

Check out the John K. D. Graham-directed video for "Afterglow" now over at Big Takeover! Click for your life.

Graham explains, “It’s a bit of motion collage that makes use of cut paper and video footage. I am a fan of Terry Gilliam, and his style was what I wanted to attempt.”

According to the band’s Matthew Schwartz, "The song is about someone losing their sight later in life, coming to terms with that change, and realizing that they have everything they need.

"We were lucky to have Peter Randall — bassist with The Kooks, Seal, and Adele — join us on this one.”

All-new Pacifico album 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 arrives February 10 on Pacifirecords. Limited vinyl bundles: are available at https://pacifico.bandcamp.com/album/self-care.

Mixed Alternative Magazine talks about the importance of self care with Pacifico's Matthew Schwartz

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Matthew Schwartz of Pacifico recently chatted with Mixed Alternative about the upcoming album 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 (February 10, Pacifirecords) and some of the folks who helped make this album as great as it is!

"I LOVE to collaborate with people. I think it only helps to make the music better," says Schwartz. "For the new album, I collaborated with Shane Tutmarc of Dolour, Peter Randall — bass player for Adele, Matt Bowers of House Of Fools, Ben Herrington of Minos The Saint, Matt Tuttle of Codeseven, and the famous producer Aaron Sprinkle."

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I Was A King's "Growing Wild," writes Austin Town Hall, is "incredible"

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"The more time I spend with this song, the more I’m almost frightened by how incredible it is."

I do not disagree with this statement by Austin Town Hall about I Was A King! Click through to see the "Growing Wild" video and be sure to hear 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘔𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 in full this Friday, October 28.

Pacifico shares the upbeat video for "Don't Play Dead"

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"Don't Play Dead" is the first single and video from the first album in five years from Pacifico. 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 arrives on February 10 via Pacifirecords.

Despite this song being about surviving depression, or more so about what comes before survival, it's still about the catchiest thing you're going to hear all day!

"Punchy and driving pop-rock... An impressive array of unassailable hooks," says Immersive Atlanta (see, I told you).

Even the director of the video, Dustin Jacobs, managed to find the light: "At the center is this couple. She's depressed, but he’s an eternal optimist, so he finds the joy and tries to share it with her."

See and hear here: https://Fanatic.lnk.to/Pacifico-DontPlayDead