Order The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and receive a free link to download their self-released (and out of print) EP immediately at checkout! VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2009! Since forming in early 2007, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have become one of the most talked-about pop bands in years. Their distinctive style tidily distills all the great noise-pop precedents--early My Bloody Valentine, House of Love, Pale Saints, Rocketship--with incredible exuberance and energy in every song. Fo...   [ read more ]

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