Pacifica (The Presets album)

Pacifica is the third studio album by Australian electronic duo The Presets. The album was released in Australia by Modular Recordings on 7 September 2012. It was released the following week (14 September 2012) by Casablanca / Universal Republic. The album features the singles "Youth in Trouble", "Ghosts", "Promises", "Fall" and "Push". The album was Triple J's Feature Album, Radar Radio's Feature Album and Fbi Radio's Sunset Album. The album was produced by The Presets and mixed by Tony Hoffer. The track "Ghosts" featured on the soundtrack of FIFA 13.

Pacifica
Studio album by The Presets
Released	7 September 2012 (2012-09-07)
Genre	Electronic electropop house synthpop EDM^[1]
Length	48:40
Label	Modular
Producer	The Presets
The Presets chronology
Apocalypso (2008) Pacifica (2012) Hi Viz (2018)
Singles from Pacifica
"Youth in Trouble" Released: 29 June 2012 "Ghosts" Released: 4 August 2012 "Promises" Released: 28 September 2012 "Fall" Released: 10 May 2013 "Push" Released: 3 June 2013

At the J Awards of 2012, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.^[2]

Background and release

The Presets recorded the album in Sydney and Los Angeles. The bulk of the album was recorded at the home studios of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes, with additional drum sessions taking place in Los Angeles with Joe Baressi and Sean Beavan. The Presets returned to Los Angeles to mix the album with Tony Hoffer.

Writing sessions for the album began as early as 2009. The band worked on as many as 30 songs towards the album. However it was towards the end of 2011 that the bulk of sessions came together.

Pacifica was released in Australia on 7 September 2012. In Australia the album was released on compact disc (the first pressing with a lenticular sleeve), gatefold vinyl album, deluxe box set (featuring, CD, vinyl album, lithograph and expanded artwork), and digital download.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The AU Review	^[4]
The Australian	^[5]
Consequence of Sound	^[6]
Herald Sun	^[7]
The Sydney Morning Herald	^[8]

Both singles released from the Pacifica album made the ARIA charts; "Youth in Trouble" peaked at 13 on the ARIA club tracks chart,^[9] while accompanying single "Ghosts" peaked at 16.^[10] The album peaked at number three on the ARIA albums chart.^[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Presets

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Youth in Trouble"	6:20
2.	"Ghosts"	3:29
3.	"Promises"	4:58
4.	"Push"	4:02
5.	"Fall"	3:57
6.	"It's Cool"	3:58
7.	"A.O."	6:13
8.	"Surrender"	4:16
9.	"Fast Seconds"	5:14
10.	"Fail Epic"	5:57

Pacifica – Japan bonus track^[12]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"So Far So Good"	3:45

Pacifica – iTunes deluxe^[13]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"So Far So Good"	3:45
12.	"Youth in Trouble" (Green Velvet Remix)	8:10
13.	"Ghosts" (Fort Romeau Burly Man Remix)	5:23
14.	"Promises" (Lifelike Remix)	7:53
15.	"Fall" (SymbolOne Remix)	5:03
16.	"It's Cool" (Andrew Bayer & James Grant Remix)	7:15
17.	"Heart of the Heart"	4:26
18.	"Youth in Trouble" (Alex Metric Remix)	5:44
19.	"Ghosts" (Senor Coconut Remix)	4:10
20.	"Promises" (Plastic Plates Remix)	5:28
21.	"Fall" (Hook n Sling Remix)	5:58
22.	"Promises" (Nils Frahm Version)	4:10

Pacifica Remixes – UK disc 2^[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Youth in Trouble" (Green Velvet Remix)
2.	"Ghosts" (Fort Romeau's Burly Remix)
3.	"Promises" (Lifelike Remix)
4.	"Fall" (SymbolOne Remix)
5.	"Youth in Trouble" (Alex Metric Remix)
6.	"Ghosts" (Senor Coconut Remix)
7.	"Promises" (Plastic Plates Remix)
8.	"Fall" (Hook n Sling Remix)
9.	"Promises" (Nils Frahm Rework)

Album credits

• Joe Barresi – engineer
• Sean Beavan – engineer
• Chris Claypool – assistant
• Dave Cooley – mastering
• Glen Goetze – A&R
• Julian Hamilton – engineer, producer
• Tony Hoffer – additional production, mixing
• Analiese Ifould – stylist
• Wade Keighran – engineer
• Will Larnach-Jones – management
• Kim Moyes – engineer, producer
• Jun Murakawa – assistant
• Jon Nicholson – drum technician
• Jonathan Zawada – art direction, design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[15] 3 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16] 40

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[17] 96

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Australia	7 September 2012	Modular	CD, vinyl, digital download, Deluxe Box Set
US	11 September 2012	Casablanca	CD, vinyl, digital download
UK	17 September 2012	Modular	CD, digital download
Japan	12 September 2012		CD, digital download

References

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4. . The AU Review. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
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7. "Album Review: Album of the week: The Presets - Pacifica". Herald Sun. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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14. "Pacifica (DELUXE EDITION)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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17. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". ARIA. Retrieved 15 January 2015.