The Pains of Being Pure At Heart

Galesburg and Strange News present

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART (w/ Special Guests)

Wednesday 24th February 2010
Bacco Rooms - Auckland

Thursday 25th February 2010
San Francisco Bath House - Wellington

What a cracker of a summer 2010 is turning out to be. The lovely Neko Case tours our shores for the first time, iconic Pavement kicks off their worldwide reunion tour in Auckland, and now…indie-pop darlings The Pains of Being Pure At Heart!

Since forming in early 2007, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart have become one of the most talked about pop bands in years. Their distinctive brand of noisy pop is a tidy distillation of all the great noise-pop precedents - early MBV, House of Love, Pale Saints, Rocketship - but with that incredible exuberance and energy that the Pains bring to every song. They have released a handful of singles on classy labels like Slumberland, Fortuna Pop!, Atomic Beat and Cloudberry, each one issued to greater anticipation and even wilder reception. And this year sees their first LP release - the eponymous debut The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - an instant classic packed with brilliantly executed pop gems that blend the rush of youthful enthusiasm with crafty arrangements, well-honed tunes and buckets of guitar racket.

Drawing on the sparkling legacy of the best of 80s and 90s pop, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart update the timeless noisy pop template with a thoroughly modern viewpoint and a very distinctive, playful personality. There is something instantly identifiable about a Pains tune, and it is the essential rightness of their records that has captured the attention of pop fans around the world and raised anticipation levels to a near-fever pitch. Critical acclaim has come from such varied quarters as Pitchfork, Stereogum, Fader, Indie Pages, Skatterbrain, Drowned In Sound, Indie-MP3, Clash Magazine and uncountable others.

...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

Can we wait for life to save us in the ways that a band like The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are saving indie pop? — Dusted

Can we?

Tickets are $40 + bf and on sale through Real Groovy (Auckland), Slowboat Records (Wellington) and online at www.undertheradar.co.nz.