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The Pains of Being Pure At Heart had quite a run over the last eighteen months. They released their self-titled debut last February to universal acclaim, racking up features in magazines like Spin, Rolling Stone and NME, earning Best New Music status from Pitchfork, and touring the US and Europe non-stop. They began 2010 with a month-long tour of Japan, New Zealand and Australia, and are wrapping it up with a series of west coast dates with labelmates Weekend and a sure-to-be-triumphant return to England.
All the while they've been working on new songs, releasing the excellent single "Say No To Love" in June 2010 and beginning work on their eagerly-anticipated second album. To help bring this new batch of tunes to life they've enlisted the help of producer Flood (Smashing Pumpkins, U2, PJ Harvey) and ace mixer Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Arctic Monkeys). The result is "Belong," a massive sounding album, sonically ambitious but still grounded in the peerless song-craft that The Pains are known for.
"Belong" is the second single to be taken from the album and it's a huge, in your face pop tune. Based around a massive guitar riff and booming drums, "Belong" is a perfect example of how well the band's partnership with their new production team worked. It's pure Pains all the way, but bolder, louder and more confident.
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Slumberland Records/Collective Sounds
Release/catalogue number: SLR 140
Release date: Mar 15, 2011
Release/catalogue number: SLR 140
Release date: Mar 15, 2011
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themagus on April 18, 2011 11:41
@acb: i agree, great song but the master has been ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED. This song has a dynamic range of 5. Pathetic.
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Brigade Neri at 1.21 on April 03, 2011 18:22
I totally love the band's new alt-rockish sound, the timing and execution of transferring n that new direction is awesome
- Quixote NYC
Quixote NYC on April 01, 2011 16:00
ok enough already. i try not to be some old(ish) curmudgeon but C"MON!!!! i guess maybe they deserve credit for abandoning the 80's sound to get ahead of the pack of their regurgitate peers. this is more shameless pilfering. but now of the early 90's pumpkins (whose best work were well constructed pop songs) fused with 4AD/Shoegaze sonics. i guess if you're under 30 & choose to remain ignorant, you can look past this. i mean look, they used Flood & Moulder to produce it. does that tell you anything?!? i will not understand why you people celebrate unabashed, shameless, ripoff artists when there are people mining their own experiences & times for influence in their art. if you like this i'm sure that Lush, Ride, MBV, et al, (corgan is fine), can use the $$, buy their catalog.
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bernardvdberg at 2.57 on March 28, 2011 21:17
This track is horrible The vocal part is constantly the same, sugary sweet crap sung uninspired over a equally dull music track with poppy distortion.
- Mind Milk
Mind Milk at 0.40 on March 20, 2011 18:48
reminds me a lot of Ivy's song I've got a feeling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0-TzqJyU5I
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- acb
acb on February 17, 2011 23:54
Where did all the dynamic range go? It sounds like a 1990s Chilli Peppers record. Did they get Vlado Meller to master it or something?
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- jar
jar on February 15, 2011 18:27
ya i hear Pumpkins too, but that's why i love it so much. keep it up guys!
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- Juanpopp
Juanpopp at 1.59 on February 10, 2011 12:17
Me encanta, pero no parecen ellos. La bajada de BPM y el rasgado de guitarra noventero me tiene descolocado
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theindustriousbeaver at 0.34 on February 05, 2011 16:32
I LOVE this song. Can't wait for the new album
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