Info on a band named Pale from late 90s who did songs about alcoholism?

Couldn't find the songs you talked about, but they did have one recorded called "Clean".

Cousins Gabe Archer and Cameron Nicklaus formed the Pale, an indie pop/rock band from Bellingham, WA, in 1994. The two had dreamed of playing music in a band together for most of their lives and were influenced by their fathers, who recorded music in the '70s. Drummer Greg Swinehart, a friend of Archer's from college, joined the band for their second album. Bassist Lance Fisher, a friend of Swinehart's, joined the band for their third album, replacing former bassist Jared Archer.

The Pale's first LP, First Attempt at World Domination, was released in 1998. Three years later, in 2001, they released their second album, Another Innovative Idea for the People on the Go. It featured more complex guitar riffs than their first album, as well as more polished vocals by Archer. Another Innovative Idea received moderate airplay on local college radio stations and mention from local media.

In October of 2002, the Pale released their third album, Gravity Gets Things Done. The album, more mature both musically and lyrically, brought them more success than the previous two. Gravity Gets Things Done won high praise from several Washington and British Columbia radio stations and newspapers, and was dubbed "The Next Big Thing" by absolutepunk.net. The band began playing more shows outside of Bellingham, many of them in Seattle and Portland, and airplay picked up. Gravity Gets Things Done was rereleased on SideCho in early 2004. ~ Laurel Greenidge, All Music Guide

http://www.answers.com/topic/the-pale-band

The Pale Pacific (formerly The Pale) is an indie rock/powerpop band based in Seattle and Bellingham, Washington, currently on the SideCho label. Members include frontman Gabe Archer on lead vocals, keyboard, and guitar, Gabe's cousin Cameron "Cam" Nicklaus on guitar, Justin Harcus on bass, and Greg Swinehart on drums and background vocals. For a number of reasons, the band plays shows few and far between. Gabe, Cam, and Greg are now married and Cameron has gone into the recording business.

In July 2008, the band announced that they have been writing songs and plan to begin recording for a new album by the end of September.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pale_Pacific

http://www.facebook.com/ThePalePacific

http://www.myspace.com/thepale

videos:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=The+Pale+Pac...

I love this song, as a matter of fact, i just burned it on cd a while ago. "The woman in the video was briefly married to lead singer Jani Lane. Her name is Bobbie Brown, and she became one of the most famous video vixens of all time. She went on to a few acting roles, including movies The Last Action Hero and Kounterfeit and TV shows News Radio and Married With Children. (thanks, Steve - westchester, NY, for above 2)"

I couldn't find anything on any of those songs but maybe its one of these.

There's an band that used to be called The Pale that changed their name to The Pale Pacific

http://www.myspace.com/thepale

There's an Irish band called The Pale that does Pogues - esque punk/rock

http://www.thepale.ie/wp/?page_id=6

Pale (no 'the') from UK

http://www.bandpale.com/

I'm digging this Irish band though so thanks!