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01-06-2011, 22:27
Drowned in Sound presents:
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - http://www.thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com/
New York-based musicians Alex Naidus (bass), Kip Berman (guitar/vocals), Kurt Feldman (drums), and Peggy Wang-East (keyboards/vocals) came together to form the Pains of Being Pure at Heart in 2007. With its wall-of-fuzz guitar stylings and sugary pop underpinnings, the band nodded to any number of old-school indie pop and shoegaze acts, most notably Black Tambourine and My Bloody Valentine. The band recorded a few tracks soon after forming, which were released as a self-titled 3" CD-R on Cloudberry Records. A self-titled EP followed soon after for Painbow. During 2008 the band released a number of limited-edition split singles on Atomic Beat Records and Slumberland. Their first album, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, was released in February of 2009 on Slumberland and the good reviews and positive press (including a spot on Late Night with Carson Daly) made them one of the most talked about bands of early 2009. After the release of the summer 2010 single Say No to Love, legendary producers Flood (Smashing Pumpkins) and Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine) were hired to give the band's sound a slicker, more powerful sound. The resulting album, Belong, was released by Slumberland in March of 2011.
"What distinguishes POBPAH from the rest of their modern peers is a sense of craft located in the sweet spot between wilfull amateurism masking incompetence and not gumming things up with bells and whistles." — Pitchfork
"The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have crafted an impeccable debut way beyond their years... the prospects as to what this band may achieve in the future is incredibly exciting to say the least..." — Drowned In Sound
"...it's much more than the sum of its parts and too effortlessly effervescent to be studied. Pure indie-pop to hold close to your heart." — NME
"...the Pains of Being Pure at Heart are irrepressibly light, a band at ease with melody and softness." — NY Times
"...just screams for continuous replay, as the catchy boy/girl harmonies wonderfully gel with the jangly, distorted guitars that echoes early My Bloody Valentine and Black Tambourine." — Yellow Stereo
"I think it's safe to say that even if POBPAH split tomorrow, people would still be talking about them and listening to their records for years to come. They're not an ordinary band, they're something special, something exciting, something to celebrate." — Indie-MP3
+ FANZINE - http://www.last.fm/music/fanzine
Fanzine are a London quartet that are straddling the distorted guitar/thumping drums aesthetics of 90s indie rock with a smattering of lo-fi garage - all with a sense of tongues firmly in cheek.
+ NERVES - http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/readingandleeds/2010/artists/nerves/
First Sheffield show in quite a while for these promising local guitar-slingers. Drawing from a palette encompassing the noise-rock of Sonic Youth and the emotional strokes of The Cure, they should fit right in with our headliners.
+ MILKTEETH
What The Long Blondes' Dorian Cox did next. Totally different from his old band, think post-punk poetry with Beefheart/Fall-ian influence. Get down early for this.
+ DJs: Offbeat, Drowned in Sound
Monday 13 June 2011
@ Queens Social Club, 4 Queens Road, Sheffield, S2 4DG
Doors: 7pm
Age restrictions: 18+
Price: £11 members / £12adv / £14 on the door
Telephone: 0114 272 5544
TICKET OUTLETS
Online:
WeGotTickets - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/114824
SeeTickets - http://www.seetickets.com/Event/THE-PAINS-OF-BEING-PURE-AT-HEART/Queens-Social-Club/552395
In person:
Arcade - Division Street, Sheffield
The Harley - Glossop Road, Sheffield
The Wick At Both Ends - West Street, Sheffield
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - http://www.thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com/
New York-based musicians Alex Naidus (bass), Kip Berman (guitar/vocals), Kurt Feldman (drums), and Peggy Wang-East (keyboards/vocals) came together to form the Pains of Being Pure at Heart in 2007. With its wall-of-fuzz guitar stylings and sugary pop underpinnings, the band nodded to any number of old-school indie pop and shoegaze acts, most notably Black Tambourine and My Bloody Valentine. The band recorded a few tracks soon after forming, which were released as a self-titled 3" CD-R on Cloudberry Records. A self-titled EP followed soon after for Painbow. During 2008 the band released a number of limited-edition split singles on Atomic Beat Records and Slumberland. Their first album, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, was released in February of 2009 on Slumberland and the good reviews and positive press (including a spot on Late Night with Carson Daly) made them one of the most talked about bands of early 2009. After the release of the summer 2010 single Say No to Love, legendary producers Flood (Smashing Pumpkins) and Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine) were hired to give the band's sound a slicker, more powerful sound. The resulting album, Belong, was released by Slumberland in March of 2011.
"What distinguishes POBPAH from the rest of their modern peers is a sense of craft located in the sweet spot between wilfull amateurism masking incompetence and not gumming things up with bells and whistles." — Pitchfork
"The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have crafted an impeccable debut way beyond their years... the prospects as to what this band may achieve in the future is incredibly exciting to say the least..." — Drowned In Sound
"...it's much more than the sum of its parts and too effortlessly effervescent to be studied. Pure indie-pop to hold close to your heart." — NME
"...the Pains of Being Pure at Heart are irrepressibly light, a band at ease with melody and softness." — NY Times
"...just screams for continuous replay, as the catchy boy/girl harmonies wonderfully gel with the jangly, distorted guitars that echoes early My Bloody Valentine and Black Tambourine." — Yellow Stereo
"I think it's safe to say that even if POBPAH split tomorrow, people would still be talking about them and listening to their records for years to come. They're not an ordinary band, they're something special, something exciting, something to celebrate." — Indie-MP3
+ FANZINE - http://www.last.fm/music/fanzine
Fanzine are a London quartet that are straddling the distorted guitar/thumping drums aesthetics of 90s indie rock with a smattering of lo-fi garage - all with a sense of tongues firmly in cheek.
+ NERVES - http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/readingandleeds/2010/artists/nerves/
First Sheffield show in quite a while for these promising local guitar-slingers. Drawing from a palette encompassing the noise-rock of Sonic Youth and the emotional strokes of The Cure, they should fit right in with our headliners.
+ MILKTEETH
What The Long Blondes' Dorian Cox did next. Totally different from his old band, think post-punk poetry with Beefheart/Fall-ian influence. Get down early for this.
+ DJs: Offbeat, Drowned in Sound
Monday 13 June 2011
@ Queens Social Club, 4 Queens Road, Sheffield, S2 4DG
Doors: 7pm
Age restrictions: 18+
Price: £11 members / £12adv / £14 on the door
Telephone: 0114 272 5544
TICKET OUTLETS
Online:
WeGotTickets - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/114824
SeeTickets - http://www.seetickets.com/Event/THE-PAINS-OF-BEING-PURE-AT-HEART/Queens-Social-Club/552395
In person:
Arcade - Division Street, Sheffield
The Harley - Glossop Road, Sheffield
The Wick At Both Ends - West Street, Sheffield