BATON ROUGE, LA | OCTOBER 20, 2017: Indie pop-rock songwriter Matthew Schwartz, also known as Pacifico, has released his newest album, Everest, out just in time for the kick-off of his national tour (dates below). An honest expression of Matthew’s raw self, Everest is a self-produced collection of twelve catchy indie-rock tracks, filled with themes of life, love, struggles, faith, and the emotions that make up everyone in one way or another. Matthew Schwartz explains further: “For my new album Everest, I challenged myself to take new strides in the way I wrote music and what I wrote about. This album truly was my highest mountain to climb and I did so alongside many talented and fascinating artistic friends and collaborators. I am so excited to share what we’ve created with you on Idobi. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it. If you enjoy live music, look for us in a city near you on our nationwide tour. You can find our tour dates at pacificorock.com. Thank you for supporting independent music!” – Matthew Schwartz a.k.a. Pacifico Despite first impressions, Pacifico is not an ordinary band. At its most tangible, Pacifico exists in the world as an audible collage: a musical patchwork slowly pieced together by a revolving door of both established and roaming musicians, each adding a unique, artistic inch to the project at hand. But if you didn’t know any of that, you might label it as the surprisingly well rounded solo project of one musician: a guy named Matthew Schwartz. Pacifico was originally formed in 1999 and made notable marks in their career having their songs featured in movies (Wish For Christmas), on TV shows (Now What?, Sausage Factory), in video games (Rock Band Download), and on the radio. Additionally, their music video for “xMultiplyx” played on MTV and FUSE. However, after many years touring, recording demos, and playing showcases, the band parted ways.
It was then that Matthew decided to take Pacifico into a less committed approach, which allowed him to work with artists he wouldn’t have previously been able to collaborate with. Pacifico, now with a new focus, started to record songs and release them independently. Matthew has since been finally able to self-release two full-length albums, Thin SkinAnd An Open Heartwhere he collaborated with Jason Martin (Starflyer 59), Steven Dial (Project 86), and Sam West (Stavesacre), and Without Heroes, collaborating with Jesse Sprinkle of Poor Old Lu. For his new album and third full-length, Everest, Matthew decided to collaborate with Ronnie Martin (Joy Electric) for his analog synth skills. He also collaborated with published poet Vincent Cellucci for the lyrics, and Trey Wadsworth (Adult Swim) on the artwork. Everest has taken 3 and a half years, 5 studios and 12 musicians to create. With a more complex song structure, emotionally poetic lyrics and a new musical territory. Everest was certainly a hard climb, but what you see at the top is an honest, earnest, beautiful, and fun account of life in the 21st century.
Head to idobi Radio today to listen to Pacifico’s newest album Everest streamed in full. Everest is out now and can be purchased here. Tour dates and additional information can be found below.
 Everest Track Listing:
1. The Need to Dismantle
2. Beautiful
3. Go Alone
4. In Love
5. Obsolete
6. If Love is Love (Then Let Us Try)
7. The Shadow of You
8. Stuffy
9. Talk All Night
10. No Monster
11. New Manchester GA
12. The Loneliest Man in the World
Catch Pacifico on Tour This Fall:
October 12, 2017 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
October 13, 2017 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Driftwood Cask and Barrel
October 18, 2017 – Houston, TX @ Super Happy Fun Land
October 20, 2017 – Coralles, NM @ Coralles Bistro
October 21, 2017 – Santa Fe, NM @ Iconik Coffee
October 22, 2017 – Bisbee, AZ @ The Quarry
October 25, 2017– Los Angeles, CA @ The Lost Knight
October 26, 2017 – San Francisco, CA @ Simple Pleasures Cafe
October 27, 2017 – Chico, CA @ Naked Cafe (Day)
October 27, 2017 – Portland, OR @ Buffalo Gap (Night)
October 28, 2017 – Olympia, WA @ Hotel Red Lion
October 29, 2017 – Seattle, WA @ C and P Coffee Co (Day Show) & Tim’s Tavern (Night Show)
October 30, 2017 – Twin Falls, ID @ Twin Falls Sandwich Co
October 31, 2017 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Piper Down
November 1, 2017 – Denver, CO @ The Walnut Room
November 2, 2017 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s
November 3, 2017 – Duluth, MN @ The Barrel Room
November 4, 2017 – Chicago, IL @ The Elbo Room
November 5, 2017 – Port Huron, MI @ Loud Music and Apparel
November 6, 2017 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
November 7, 2017 – Rochester, NY @ Boulder Coffee
November 8, 2017 – New York, NY @ Pianos
November 9, 2017 – Rochester, NY @ Starry Nites Cafe
November 10, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary
November 11, 2017 – Gastonia, NC @ Cavendish Brewery
November 12, 2017 – Raleigh, NC @ So & So Books
November 13, 2017 – Nashville, TN @ Cobra
November 14, 2017 – Alpharetta, GA @ Jekyll Brewery
November 15, 2017 – Columbus, GA @ SOHO
November 16, 2017 – Marietta, GA @ Swayze’s
November 17, 2017 – Orlando, FL @ Dandelion Comunitea Cafe
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