Girl and the Sea

Girl and the Sea
EP by The Presets
Released	1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)
Recorded	2004
Genre	Electronica
Length	4:46
Label	Modular
The Presets chronology
Blow Up (2003) Girl and the Sea (2004) Beams (2005)
Singles from Girl and the Sea
"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 vocals for the song were sung by Julian Hamilton and recorded by The Presets in Kim Moyes' small apartment bathroom. The title track was included on the duo's debut studio album Beams , and was also featured in the TV series The O.C. ^[2]

Reception

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". ^[3]

Track listing

MODEP011 ^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Girl and the Sea"	Samuel Dixon, Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes	4:17
2.	"Kitty in the Middle"	Hamilton, Moyes	2:42
3.	"Summer of Love"	Hamilton, Moyes	5:04
4.	"Mia's Mouse"	Hamilton, Moyes	3:15
5.	"Cutters"	Hamilton, Moyes	3:52
Total length:			19:10

Charts

The EP reached No. 6 on the AIR charts ^[5] and at No. 20 on the ARIA Hitseekers Charts. ^[6]

Chart performance for Girl and the Sea

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)	20

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia	1 November 2004	Modular	CD	MODEP011
			12" Vinyl	MODVL016
United Kingdom	2005		CD, 12" Vinyl	MODUK006

References

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