Pacifica Interview | From The Strokes Covers to Sold-Out Japan Shows

Last Updated on 2026-02-07 by a-indie

Pacifica, an indie rock duo from Buenos Aires, Argentina, consisting of Inés Adam and Martina Nintzel, who met on Instagram through their shared love of The Strokes.

Despite their still-short career since forming in 2021, they have already achieved remarkable success, including performing at Lollapalooza Argentina and serving as the opening act for Måneskin.

Furthermore, their debut Japan performances in December 2025 sold out instantly, leading to additional shows being added—demonstrating their popularity in Japan as well.

This popularity likely stems from the cover videos they have been actively posting on YouTube from their formation until now.

The settings where they film are intriguing—balconies, inside cars, bathrooms, kitchens, and various other locations. They showcase covers not only of The Strokes but also Radiohead, The Cranberries, and Talking Heads, providing more than enough content to understand their love and deep knowledge of rock bands.

This interview with Pacifica came about through direct contact from them via their overseas agency, Fancy PR.

We asked them extensively about their roots, their latest album 『In Your Face!』 released in October 2025, and their relationship with Japan and impressions from their Japan performances.

Artist: Inés Adam　Interviewer: Yuuki Takita　Translation, Editing, Proofreading: BELONG Media , A-indie

The Beginning of Pacifica

A Connection Through Instagram and The Strokes

—Yuuki Takita: We’re a media outlet that values artists’ roots, the background of their music, and the music, culture, and art that influenced them. Since this is our first interview with you, let’s start with Pacifica itself. I understand you became close online through The Strokes and began your activities by posting cover videos on YouTube. Could you tell us in detail about how you two met, how you deepened your friendship, and how that led to posting cover videos on YouTube?

Inés Adam: We met on instagram. It’s funny how social media brought us together because we lived so near each other and had similar interests. But Buenos Aires is so big we might have never met. Martina (Martina Nintzel) followed me from her strokes fan page and posted one of my Strokes covers. That’s how we first connected. Then a mutual follower of ours told Martina we should hang out and we did! It was quite awkward at first – meeting a stranger from the internet can be weird. Our music taste is what really carried us through those first shy encounters. We played Strokes songs together and we had musical chemistry before we had normal chemistry. We immediately posted a cover together and the positive feedback made us want to do it again. It felt very magical. Our friendship grew overtime and it still grows everyday but New York City was a huge turning point. We took a risk by traveling together on a whim and trying to play shows. Things got serious when our label reached out to us on that same trip. We realized we could trust each other more than we thought and we were crazy enough to commit to making Pacifica happen.

Cover Videos in Unique Locations

—Yuuki Takita: I watched your cover videos of The Strokes. Before the performances themselves, I was surprised that they were filmed in various places—balconies, inside cars, bathrooms, kitchens, and so on. What was the story behind this? I thought it was interesting because thumbnail images on YouTube can increase the chance of attracting viewers, and I was impressed by how well you presented yourselves!

The first cover we did was 12:51 by The Strokes and we shot that on my balcony just because it was a very hot day and we couldn’t keep the fan on while recording. So we went outside. We noticed a lot of the comments were about the balcony. It gave it a sense of spontaneity. We were just two girls on a balcony playing some of their favorite songs. So we took it to the next level and decided to have fun and record in different places. Sometimes we followed the theme of the song like with “Meet Me In The Bathroom” or we gave a nod to the Beatles rooftop performance with our cover of “Girl”. My favorite one we did was Movie by Tom Misch in a moving car. It was challenging to figure out how to record it live and I love how it came out.

Buenos Aires Rock Music

—Yuuki Takita: I’m also interested in the music of Buenos Aires, where you’re from. What kind of musical history does Buenos Aires have, and what kind of music is accepted by people of your generation now? With Lollapalooza now being held in Argentina, I get the impression that the musical landscape has become even richer. Since I love shoegaze, when I think of Argentina, I immediately think of Asalto al Parque Zoológico.

Argentina has an amazing history of quality rock music. It’s artists like Charly García, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Ceratti, that still to this day inspire the scene. Even when rock music isn’t the most popular, like right now, there’s always a committed scene of kids that want to play. It feels like we have a special bond with rock music and it’s a part of our identity as a country for sure.

Childhood Surrounded by Music

—Yuuki Takita: Following on from that, what was your childhood like in Buenos Aires, and what prompted you to start making music?

I always loved music. I grew up with music all around. My mom sang in a choir and would play Blur and Radiohead around the house. My dad played guitar and made sure I got a taste of different kinds of music too like some Milonga and Tango. My older brother was my biggest influence because I thought he was the coolest person ever. So I would steal his playlists and fall in love with the music he listened to. Whatever he liked I liked. I even wore his clothes. I started singing as early as I can remember and I started playing guitar at 12 years old because I wanted to be able to sing without a youtube track. I started writing songs pretty quickly after that. Sometimes the less you know the more creative you allow yourself to be. There’s no rules.