Name: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (Reissue)
Brand: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-SLR-89LEIEC

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Colour

White

Colour details

White/Pink/Yellow Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Indie Exclusive

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-04-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

749846308917

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / white

Artist

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Genre US

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label US

Slumberland

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart is an indie pop band from New York City, founded in 2007. The live members of the band include Jessica Weiss, Jacob Sloan, Anton Hochheim, and Christoph Hochheim.

In a recent Facebook post, Kip Berman, the founder of the band, announced his departure from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart to focus on his new project called The Natvral. This decision comes after significant life changes and a shift in musical direction. Despite different lineups throughout their career, what animated their music remained consistent until now. With this change, Kip aims to express himself in a new and different way.

While Kip pursues his solo endeavor with The Natvral, other former members have also embarked on various projects such as Massage by Alex Naidus, Store Front by Peggy Wang, The Ice Choir / Tenser Timpani by Kurt Feldman, Ablebody + live performances with Jerry Paper by Christoph Hochheim, Dondadi by Connor Hanwick, Jeanines / Dream Diary by Jacob Sloan,
Beverly / Public Practice by Drew Citron,
Beach Fossils by Anton Hochheim,
Showtime Goma by Jen Goma,
Fear of Men by Jess Weiss,
@shopnoctiluca (Elspeth Vance),
Jess Krichelle (visual artist) by Jess Krichelle Rojas,
Arch Of Love by Chris Schackerman,

Vinyl variants, bonus material and signed editions exclusively available from Rough Trade.

Since its release in 2009 The Pains of Being Pure At Heart’s self-titled debut has attained the status of a modern indiepop classic, and even more crucially a record that continues to have an impact well beyond the indiepop scene. As one of the key bands in Brooklyn’s late 00s guitar music revival (alongside Crystal Stilts, Grizzly Bear, Vivian Girls, Frankie Rose and others) The Pains paid tribute to everything from C86 to early Slumberland, Sarah and Creation label pop, but with a distinct American flavor drawn from groups like Smashing Pumpkins and The Pixies.

Their debut album exploded immediately, going places that indiepop records and bands rarely do (like TV appearances on Carson Daly's and David Letterman's shows) and leading to several years of constant touring and the further release of two more well-received albums.

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (Reissue)

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