The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is a band from – you guessed it: New York, New York…where all the bands I listen to these days come from.
Aside from having a pretentious name, the band has a great sound.
Their first album has as much indie cred as necessary… but the single “Higher Than The Stars” coats it all in a nice, creamy layer of delicious synthpop that sounds a bit like New Order meets The Smiths.
“The Pains” also have some connection to Saint Etienne (one of my all-time faves) as well, as there is a “Saint Etienne visits Lord Spank Mix” of this song as well.
Have a listen and tell me what you think!
[audio:pureatheart.mp3]Check out their MySpace page here.
The 80’s are back baby-LOVE it.