The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

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Group Members: Peggy

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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an unpublished children's story of the same title that a friend of singer Kip Berman wrote. The group's self-titled album peaked at number nine on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. In 2009, they released Higher Than the Stars, their second EP. The band released their second album, Belong, in 2011.

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  • thumbnail from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Come Saturday (Clockenflap 2011 in Hong Kong) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Come Saturday (Clockenflap 2011 in Hong Kong)
  • thumbnail from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong @ Legacy, Taipei, Taiwan The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong @ Legacy, Taipei, Taiwan
  • thumbnail from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - clip 03 (Live at Legacy, Taipei, Taiwan Dec 12, 2011) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - clip 03 (Live at Legacy, Taipei, Taiwan Dec 12, 2011)

Activity

  • 02.09.12 Photo: Istanbul: January 2012 http://t.co/mkQCdudr
  • 02.09.12 Catching up on tour photo diary - WAY behind. Instant nostalgia for Dutch Cool Ranch Doritos achieved, though! (Alex)
  • 02.09.12 Photo: Amsterdam: January 2012 http://t.co/yIyYDQuA
  • 02.06.12 meant to type "SYDNEY." how embarrassing! And yeah, at (eli) manning bar!
  • 02.06.12 Sidney, AU: We're playing on Thursday at Manning Bar http://t.co/kfasWF7A
  • 02.04.12 m83, twin shadow, cults, yuck, girls. drums, horrors. I had a trillion beers, got sunburned + saw some seriously great bands today! (kip)
  • 02.04.12 Thanks @JohnJCampbell http://t.co/6GBPglaS
  • 02.01.12 A Mixtape By Kip for The Thousands (AU). http://t.co/51YI3hIC via @threethousand
  • 01.31.12 For some reason, touring with soft cases leads to guitars' necks moving around more than they should when you play. oh well, STAY SOFT!!!!
  • 01.31.12 Met some kids from The Philippines at @lanewayfestNZ with @SlumberlandRecs and Moscow Olympics badges. Pretty cool in our book…
  • 01.30.12 Auckland NZ: what's a good second hand guitar or instrument shop here? Recommendations please, thanks!
  • 01.20.12 Photo: Madrid, ES: January 2012 http://t.co/3fPvUQPr
  • 01.19.12 Close Lobsters Reunion! http://t.co/h2ABPcXD
  • 01.17.12 Our pals @bhweekend are selling their new record for £5 on the @squirrelrecords website. Fuzz! Pop! Sex! Violence! http://t.co/W39X3j0l
  • 01.15.12 Photo: Bilbao, ES: January 2012 http://t.co/EE1CfaYm
  • 01.14.12 Photo: Paris, France: January 14 2012 http://t.co/8f6jgBQG
  • 01.14.12 We hope to play a show in Zaragoza, Spain someday so we can hang with our friends Sergio and Gerardo! They are the BEST <3
  • 01.11.12 Tour dates just added in Korea, China, Philippines, Thailand + Indonesia. http://t.co/BD6Xwqwd
  • 01.10.12 Photo: 1.10.2012 - Valencia, ES http://t.co/TfKeJL9m
  • 01.07.12 There are occasional moments in history when truth overcomes bullshit. Here's one. Huggybear "Her Jazz" on The Word http://t.co/rEjAH0Ls