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If The Pains of Being Pure At Heart’s self-titled LP was an '80s movie, it’d probably be Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Amy Heckerling’s 1982 dramedy about mixed-up and horny young people with part-time jobs and full-time angst. The film manages to be gritty and genuine without ever getting too bleak; there’s a decent amount…
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Stream The Acid Reflex Remix EP
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For Record Store Day, the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart will put out a four-track remix EP called Acid Reflex, from which we’ve already heard reinterpretations from the likes of Violens. A few of the other remixes on the EP — tracks by Saint Etienne and Twin Shadow — have already made the rounds, [...]
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Twin Sister @ Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa 10/9/11
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A solid double bill of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Twin Sister made their way to California by stopping at the Detroit Bar. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart used their twin guitar assault to work through their catchy sophomore album Belong. Twin Sister impressed with their collage of ethereal keyboards [...]
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: – “The Body (Violens Remix)” (Stereogum Premiere)
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Local art rock crew Violens injects its sensibility into The Pains Of Being Pure Of Heart’s “The Body,” pushing the already uptempo number further into a darker, dancier direction. Catch the previously posted video for “The Body,” stream the track below and nab the MP3 in exchange for an e-mail a...
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Under The Influence: The – Belong
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So far we’ve received Under The Influence playlists from Wild Beasts and three very different metal bands. This time we asked Pains Of Being Pure At Heart to discuss sounds that influenced their most recent collection, the Flood-produced/Alan Moulder-mixed Belong. “Smashing Pumpkins” is a name that pops-up when folk...
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: announce UK tour - ticket details
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New Yorkers announce seven shows for June
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