The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
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| The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | |
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 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart performing in Seattle in 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York |
| Genres | Indie pop, noise pop, nu gaze |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Slumberland, Fortuna Pop!, PIAS, Painbow (their one-off label used to self-release their debut EP) |
| Associated acts | The Depreciation Guild, The Ice Choir |
| Website | thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com |
| Members | |
| Kip Berman Kurt Feldman Alex Naidus Peggy Wang |
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City.[1] Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label.[2] Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records.[3] The band name comes from an unpublished children's story of the same title that a friend of singer Kip Berman wrote.[4][5] The group's self-titled album peaked at number nine on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[6] In 2009, they released Higher Than the Stars, their second EP.[7] The band released their second album, Belong, in 2011.
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[edit] Band members
- Kip Berman – vocals and guitar
- Peggy Wang – keyboards and vocals
- Alex Naidus – bass
- Kurt Feldman – drums
- Former Members
- Christoph Hochheim - guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Slumberland, 2009)
- Belong (Slumberland / Play It Again Sam, March 28, 2011) (UK #109[8] US #92 )
[edit] EPs
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart EP (Painbow, 2007)
- Higher Than the Stars (Slumberland, 2009)
[edit] Singles
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart/The Parallelograms, split 7" with The Parallelograms (Atomic Beat, 2008)
- Searching for the Now Volume 4, split 7" with Summer Cats (Slumberland, 2008)
- "Everything With You / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart" (Slumberland, 2008) (Blue vinyl)
- "Young Adult Friction / Ramona" (Slumberland, 2009) (Maroon/white swirl vinyl)
- "Come Saturday / Side Ponytail" (Slumberland, 2009) (Mint green clear vinyl)
- "Say No to Love / Lost Saint" (Slumberland U.S. + Fortuna Pop UK, June 8, 2010) (Seafoam green vinyl)
- "Heart in Your Heartbreak / The One" (Slumberland, 2010) (Plumb clear vinyl)
- "Belong / I Wanna Go All The Way" (Slumberland, 2011) (Pink vinyl)
- "The Body / Tomorrow Dies Today" (Play It Again Sam / Slumberland, July 25, 2011) (Yellow/orange clear vinyl)
[edit] References
- ^ "Pure Energy", New York Press (2007-8-7)
- ^ Dusted Magazine Review (2007-10-15)
- ^ "Quit Your Day Job" stereogum.com (2008-12-10)
- ^ "The Wikipedia Files: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart on Chicago Public Radio Blog, July 21, 2009". http://apps.wbez.org/blog/?p=4883. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ Tripwire Interview (2009-02-17)
- ^ Chart history, Billboard.com
- ^ Spoonfed Interview
- ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110409cluk.txt
- Wong, Martin (2009). "Growing Pains." Giant Robot Magazine issue 61.
