Girl and the Sea

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Girl and the Sea
EP by
Released1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)
Recorded2004
GenreElectronica
Length4:46
LabelModular
The Presets chronology
Blow Up
(2003)
Girl and the Sea
(2004)
Beams
(2005)
Singles from Girl and the Sea
  1. "Girl and the Sea"
    Released: 2004 (radio-only)

Girl and the Sea is the second EP by Australian electronic dance music duo The Presets released on Modular Records on 1 November 2004.[1] The EP reached No. 6 on the AIR charts[2] and at No. 20 on the ARIA Hitseekers Charts.[3] The vocals for the song were sung by Julian Hamilton and recorded by The Presets in Kim Moyes' small apartment bathroom. The song was included on the duo's debut studio album Beams, and was also featured in the TV series The O.C.[4]

Australian Music Online described the release as being "like a night in October, that perfect combination of hot and cold, light and dark, the nenish tart of EP's"..."Veering from the filthy impending dooms night atmosphere and blippy electronics of "Kitty in the Middle" to the title track "Girl and the Sea"'s wandering bass and pristine, travelling Euro feel, the storming, ecstatic "Summer O' Love" and the gorgeous, heavenly melancholy of "Mia's Mouse".[5]

Track listing[edit]

MODEP011[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Girl and the Sea"Samuel Dixon, Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes4:17
2."Kitty in the Middle"Hamilton, Moyes2:42
3."Summer of Love"Hamilton, Moyes5:04
4."Mia's Mouse"Hamilton, Moyes3:15
5."Cutters"Hamilton, Moyes3:52
Total length:19:10

Release history[edit]

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia 1 November 2004 Modular CD, Digital download, 12" Vinyl MODEP011

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Archived Australasian Releases". ARIA. November 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ "AIR Charts - Singles/EPs Released on Independent Labels". AIR. 28 February 2005. Archived from the original on 27 February 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ "ARIA Hitseekers Charts" (PDF). ARIA. 6 December 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ La Gorce, Tammy. "The Presets > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Releases :: Girl and the Sea EP". Australian Music Online. November 2004. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. ^ "'Kitty in the Middle' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 3 August 2016.