L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — On its 2009 debut, this blog-beloved Brooklyn combo paid overt homage to a bunch of indie-pop bands many of its college-age fans were too young to experience firsthand: the Field Mice, Velocity Girl, the Jesus and Mary Chain. That vintage... more info

Altsounds — On the heels of their debut eponymous album, released in 2009, Brooklyn quartet *The Pains of Being Pure at Heart* have rightfully earned themselves a reputation as masters of the peerless pop song, crafting tender, melancholy gems which shimmered ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — A big week for music releases brings new albums by the Mountain Goats, Britney Spears, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and even the Human League. The Mountain Goats' All Eternals Deck is in stores tomorrow, and is... more info

Guardian Music — (Fortuna POP!)The Brooklyn indiepop bands who emerged a couple of years ago are now facing the same test their British mid-80s forebears faced and, in the main, failed: how do you build a career when your very reason for being was to make a single st... more info

VH1 Blog — There are a whopping 2,000 or so acts performing at South By Southwest in Austin this year. A few are household names (Duran Duran, Erykah Badu, The Strokes), some are respected indie veterans (Low, Hieroglyphics) and others feel like they’re about... more info

Addict Music — The album, which was produced by Mark Ellis aka Flood and mixed by Alan Moulder, will be released alongside the title track on the March 28th through Fortuna Pop! The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Annouce New Album is an article from: Addict Music more info

Altsounds — On the heels of their debut eponymous album, released in 2009, Brooklyn quartet *The Pains of Being Pure at Heart* have rightfully earned themselves a reputation as masters of the peerless pop song, crafting tender, melancholy gems which shimmered ... more info

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melophobe — I wasn’t kidding when I said bands are spitting out tour dates lightning fast. Well, I didn’t say that verbatim in the previous post on 2011 tours, but I’m saying it now! This batch has dates from: Deftones and Dillinger Escape Plan, The Pains ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are soon to be back with their second album, Belong, which is out in March. The band have left behind the reverb-heavy sound of their debut into sonic clarity thanks... more info