The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Drop New Track, Album Due In March

I have a soft spot for all things shoegaze. When I first heard the bluster and bliss that is The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart self-titled first album last year, I was immediately reminded of the fuzzy melodies and dissonant beauty of so many musical forebearers that this New York quartet has jumbled together for their full length debut. In 2010, The Pains have been setting up for a big release of their latest LP Outside in March on Slumberland Records. Back in the summer, they dropped the 7" vinyl single "Say No To Love" to much fanfare. Now they have provided their first official taste of Outside with new track "Heart in Your Hearbreak". The song is pure sugarcoating that features much of the characteristics of great noise pop from the 90's. The sweet male/female duet floats along a cheerful bass while guitars and keys poke through at points to add some punctuation. All in all, it is a good start and a promising holdover until next year. Give a listen to both new tracks below. Bonus: enjoy the video for "Say No To Love" as well.

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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Heart In Your Heartbreak


The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Say No To Love