The Yellow Stereo — Even though Local Natives’ debut has been out for a few months now, it’s still an album that I have been playing frequently during my lengthy absence from the blog.  I get a major Fleet Foxes vibe whenever I listen to them, which is not a bad th... more info

XLR8R — Fuzzy shoegaze popsters The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have a new single on the way. Entitled "Say No to Love," the records will be pressed on sea-foam green vinyl (some vinyl fetishist out there just got aroused) and will also feature the b-side "... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — On June 8, Slumberland will release "Say No to Love" b/w "Lost Saint", the new 7" single from Brooklyn fizz-poppers the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. It'll be available on sea foam green vinyl and digital download, and frontman Kip Berman claims that... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Surfer Blood - Swim (MP3) Surfer Blood @ Market Hotel in February (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart will be at Other Music for Record Store Day. It's their only NYC... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Has it really been three years since the release of Stars’ last album, In Our Bedroom after the War? It honestly doesn’t feel that long ago, but time has a way of sneaking up on you like that. For me personally, hearing about a new Stars album,... more info

The Yellow Stereo — A nice little update to receive from one of my favorite bands of last year, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. While In the midst of an exhaustive tour around the world, it’s great that the band still finds time to put out material like this new si... more info

The Yellow Stereo — One of my favorite discoveries of 2008 came in the form of this bright, soulful teenager from Hampshire, England.  Laura Marling made her mark that year by releasing her excellent debut at the young of 18, Alas, I Cannot Swim, amongst a couple of ... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Here’s a sweet little video of the two performing the song live above a house terrace in LA.  The announcement has been made of a co-headlining tour with El Perro Del Mar and Taken By Trees.  Ms. Assbring seems to never tour anywhere remotely... more info

the fakeRICH weblog!!! — This Friday I’m sharing a couple jams from my LET’S MAKE OUT playlist… THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART – DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT WOULDN’T MAKE YOUR PARENT PROUD THE RADIO DEPT. – PULLING OUR WEIGHT NITE CLUB – GOOD LIFE Run to the... more info

The Yellow Stereo — One facet of music blogs that I’ve always admired is the community aspect in regards to highlighting the best of what a city has to offer. It’s something that I always wanted to support and be a part of, but never truly experienced due to living... more info