The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – S/T
The first great record of 2009 in comes from an unlikely source. New York’s The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have created a record that is soaked in the soul of shoegazing but still sounding fresh and invigorating. The record starts off with a giant roar of “The Cotender.” Kip and Peggy sing a lovely harmony together but the song is really a set up piece for the rest of the record. “Come Saturday” follows next and the song immediately is louder and catchy right from the start. The song blitzes in with that one hanging riff that leads into the furious track. This is a track that really shows off the bands skills the most. It is just so loud, catchy and fun and that is really all you could ask for. “Young Adult Friction” showcases Peggy’s vocals a little more and she has a wonderful croon for these lush sounds. “Everything With You” is such a beautiful and mind numbing escape of a track that I could just leave it on repeat all day.
The Pains are already getting a lot of buzz off their debut single and this record will lead them to be one of the more talked about acts of the year. There are a lot of obvious influences of the band but it does not get in the way of enjoying the album or do you think about them during the listen. The tracks sound fresh and exciting.
By John Siwicki
