[Slumberland : 2009]Twitter: the social network phenomenon that has given so much and so little depending on who you talk to. However, one thing Twitter has given Album of The Week is a tip off about the fantastic indie pop band Pains of Being Heart.
After getting a tweet recommending the album we investigated and quickly discovered a band that soon became a hands down favourite on our record player.
It was released in 2009 and didn’t garner a huge buzz; maybe because the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart vibe is an understated one – or a familiar one? We aren’t sure, but we do think it’s one of the best releases from last year (which we, somewhat embarrassingly, happened upon a few months late). The sound is mellow, guitar-based shoegaze romantic pop, along the lines of greats such as The Smiths, My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain; but whether you you’re a fan of the classics or not, this album has something to offer anyone whose heart lies somewhere in the Eighties. And whose doesn’t?
Pretty but by no means saccharine, the highlights of the record are "This Love Is Fucking Right” (yeah – a swear among the shoegaze!), "Stay Alive", "Young Adult Friction" and “Come Saturday” – with the beautiful, emotionless boy-girl vocals of Kip Berman and Peggy Wang. Like The xx but geared towards a wiser (okay: older) crowd.
We love this album.
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love this album. so very very The Smiths. In good way.
YES. love.
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