{"id":67749,"date":"2018-07-26T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=67749"},"modified":"2018-07-25T21:56:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T20:56:02","slug":"review-like-pacific-in-spite-of-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-like-pacific-in-spite-of-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Like Pacific &#8211; In Spite Of Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-67750\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/742445-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"316\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/742445-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/742445-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/>Like Pacific <\/strong>are back and ready to get rowdy. Following on from the band\u2019s lively debut record \u2018<em>Distant Like You Asked\u2019<\/em>, sophomore release \u2018<em>In Spite Of Me\u2019 <\/em>takes everything that worked for them previously and keeps the urgency flowing.<\/p>\n<p>The record is very, <em>very<\/em> similar to 2016&#8217;s\u2018<em>Distant Like You Asked\u2019<\/em>, but that\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing. Where \u2018<em>Distant\u2026\u2019 <\/em>did well, showcasing a harder-edged pop-punk group capable of writing hook-filled tracks muddled with a bit of spunk and grit, \u2018<em>In Spite Of Me\u2019 <\/em>almost feels like a direct extension of that album. Were you to shuffle the two records, you\u2019d definitely hear the similarities. The instrumentation, vocal delivery (minus a bit more aggression) and the overall tone of the record sticks solely to what works for the group, and that\u2019s no crime. And with singles \u2018<em>Sedatives<\/em>\u2019, \u2018<em>Had It Coming\u2019 <\/em>and the title track firing on all cylinders with powerful, energetic choruses and melodies simply bound to get stuck in your head, then clearly they\u2019re on the right track. If it isn\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it, right?<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Like Pacific &quot;In Spite Of Me&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sc4DhPvLaNM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On the lyrical side of things, Jordan Black keeps his writing raw, cathartic and open-hearted, as he allows his pissed-off side to vent through mistrust, being treated unfairly and moving on from those who get you down. Tracks like <em>\u2018Admittance\u2019<\/em>, \u2018<em>The Spring\u2019\u00a0<\/em>and <em>\u2018Consider Me\u2019<\/em>get this across indefinitely, but really, lyrics depicting these themes make up the groundwork of the record\u2019s spine emotionally and conceptually.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like Pacific <\/strong>might be just another pop-punk band, but they\u2019re pretty darn good. <em>\u2018In Spite Of Me\u2019 <\/em>keeps the group\u2019s sound consistent and at least matches the record\u2019s predecessor. In the future, they may decide to explore some dissimilar avenues, but for now, the group\u2019s sophomore album is exactly the type of record they should be releasing.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018In Spite Of Me\u2019<\/em> by\u00a0<strong>Like Pacific <\/strong>is released on 27th July<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>on\u00a0<strong>Pure Noise Records.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Like Pacific <\/strong>links:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/likepacific.merchnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/likepacific\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LikePacific\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/likepacific\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Dylan Tuck (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DylanJTuck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DylanJTuck<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\u2018In Spite Of Me\u2019 is exactly the album Like Pacific should be releasing.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5879,15641,1702,66],"class_list":["post-67749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-in-spite-of-me","tag-like-pacific","tag-pure-noise-records"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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