The Pacific Ocean (band)

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The Pacific Ocean
Background information
Origin	New York City, USA
Genre(s)	Indie Rock Indie Pop
Years active	1997 – 2003
Label(s)	TeenBeat, Enchanté
Associated acts	Versus, Containe, (Smog), Nova Social
Members
Connie Lovatt Edward Baluyut Steve Pilgrim

The Pacific Ocean was an American indie rock band formed in 1997 and based in New York City.

Edward Baluyut had left Versus in 1996 due to work and family commitments and had played drums for Connie Lovatt's band Containe that year. Connie and Edward formed The Pacific Ocean in 1997. The Pacific Ocean released its first mini-album Birds don't think they're flying that same year with Edward playing both drums and guitar on the album and Patrick Ramos (his replacement in Versus) playing drums on one track.

In 1999 the band released Less Than the Needle, More Than the Shotgun, co-produced by Edward's brother James Baluyut. Steve Pilgrim (formerly of Nova Social), who had contributed drums to Less Than the Needle, More Than the Shotgun, joined the group before the recording of So Beautiful and Cheap and Warm. This album was produced by Bill Callahan (aka Smog) under the alias of Johnny Appleseed and featured additional guitar playing by Alan Licht.

The Pacific Ocean has not played live or recorded since 2003. Connie Lovatt played bass for Smog on the album A River Ain't Too Much to Love (2005) and subsequently toured with Smog.