Let's face it. If you haven't heard of Pains by now then you ain't really on it. They've been blogged about as much as Jacko's untimely departure and they're on a hype-par with the best of them, gracing the likes of hypem.com at a near-minute basis, and with good reason.
The twee-gaze Brooklynites fluently skip their way around a mixture of chipper poptastic-fun and effortless elated feedback-scrambles - puppy-dog peepers glimmering with a simple glaze of playground romance and a love for MBV, although comparison I imagine they near-vomit each time they hear it. Although from the states, frontman Kip Berman's slouchy estuary articulation hones in specifics of a very Royal Britannia nature that echoes an almost 'Sally Cinnamon' mimic.
There will certainly be no escaping the fuzz of these bookish teen-love bugs, therefore I have put up a live download of '103' below. To be honest, I'm a big-time late comer to Pains, but I'm certainly glad I'm along for the ride.
Download pains of being pure at heart - 103
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