Grateful for the recognition, but take a moment to listen to some of the bands that inspired us:
- VELOCITY GIRL
-
@pastels_the
- ROCKETSHIP
- MANHATTAN LOVE SUICIDES
- BLACK TAMBOURINE
- HEAVENLY
-
@the_vaselines
- THE EXPLODING HEARTS
-
@michaelgracejr
/ MY FAVORITE
Advice for bands + gear:
1) You can use the stuff everyone else uses and it’ll sound fine
2) You can use the stuff that you already have and it’ll sound fine.
Thanks to TIM for all this. He’s been a huge supporter of us, and more than that - has set a great example how to use his powers to lift people up - so many bands have great “Wow, Tim helped us out” stories - he’s a legend in music, but also as person.
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Here’s a
@TheMaryChain
cover we did with the amazing
@hihatchie
-
100% of proceeds will be donated The Movement for Black Lives and The Loveland Foundation.
Hear Hatchie (
@hihatchie
) & the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (
@thepainsofbeing
) team up to cover the Jesus And Mary Chain (
@TheMaryChain
)/Hope Sandoval classic "Sometimes Always"
Thanks to EVERYONE who was part of this. I’m going to go make some pasta for my kids - might come back here later tonight so if you have any questions or whatever, you can always ask and I’ll try to answer if I can. Such a special feeling to be part of.
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1. Ok almost all done. this is giving me chills, but in a good way. What a strange moment of my life - that time I moved to new york and started a band with my friends and we got to do things unimaginable. really can’t believe this was my life.
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Just arrived: Exploding Hearts tribute PINK/YELLOW on WHITE (denim) vinyl. I musta been out of my mind when I told
@SlumberlandRecs
about this “good idea.” I love that band, maybe you like our band too?
Coming up Monday! I even got my mom to babysit so I’m not being neglectful of my kids while trying to remember important details like “did I just leave the guitar on and feeding back on every track cuz “you know what would be cool is if there was more feedback on this one.”
Reminder: Monday July 27 10pm GMT (5 pm New York) Tim (yeah, the legend Tim Burgess for real) is doing a
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
for our 2009 debut record. Peggy, Alex, Kurt and I (Kip) will be on listening and talking about it with you. Join us and tag
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
Don't know how long this will stay up, but...
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Heart in Your Heartbreak" (The Late Show w/ David Letterman - 3.22.2011). via
@YouTube
Monday August 24th
9pm U.K. time / 4pm in New York
The
@ThePainsOfBeing
Pure At Heart will be joining us for a Twitter listening party of their brilliant eponymous debut album
Meet you here
Reminder: Monday July 27 10pm GMT (5 pm New York) Tim (yeah, the legend Tim Burgess for real) is doing a
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
for our 2009 debut record. Peggy, Alex, Kurt and I (Kip) will be on listening and talking about it with you. Join us and tag
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
3. Young Adult Friction: Man. this is going fast. Well, I remember when we did this song, we tried it a lot of ways - and at first it sounded like “too much arcade fire” or something and we were bummed out. But eventually we got it alright.
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6. Stay Alive: Man, I remember when Kurt played the beat that we called “The Manchester Beat” we played the chords for this song for like 12 minutes straight because we had never heard ourselves make music that epic. Manchester Beat Forever!
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It’s really happening this time! Join us and to listen to our debut LP, tell stories, say hi, to me (Kip), Peggy, Alex & Kurt. Date + time below, do the time zone math wherever you are! X
@SlumberlandRecs
Monday August 24th
9pm U.K. time / 4pm in New York
The
@ThePainsOfBeing
Pure At Heart will be joining us for a Twitter listening party of their brilliant eponymous debut album
Meet you here
Monday July 27th
10pm (U.K. time)
@thepainsofbeing
pure at heart will be our hosts for a
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
featuring their brilliant self titled debut album
Join us
4. THIS LOVE IS FUCKING RIGHT! Man, i remember thinking this recording never came together quite right - but now it sounds just right. It’s more than a bit ROCKETSHIPPY lol. oh well, carrying on the
@slumberlandrecords
tradition i guess…
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Sad news today to learn that a great songwriter and hero of ours, Martin Phillipps, passed away.
I was lucky enough to shake his hand in London a few years back, and luckier still that he took a moment to write his thoughts on one of our albums.
TAAAAAPE! Philly's
@Sludgepeople
are re-issuing our 2009
@SlumberlandRecs
debut album on cassette! LIMITED EDITION O-Card included with the first 50 orders!
2. Come Saturday - man, Archie Moore made this song about 10% more awesome, as when he heard it before mixing - he was like “have you ever considered “oooh, ooh, oooh?” And we were like “that’s weird. no.” and then we were like “Actually, that’s cool”
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Yeah, also, there’s a pretty cool emo breakdown in this song. Again, I think Archie Moore did an amazing job mixing this - I know he’s not a famous guy, but since he was in both Black Tambourine and Velocity Girl, he is a legend in our book forever!
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2. Come Saturday: But honestly, what really made this song rule was when Kurt
@icechoir
joined the group. Up till then the had a boring drum machine that was an iPod. His drumming totally made this song become what it is. Also…
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Some of you have asked about the 10 year anniversary of BELONG (Monday). We could say “we aren’t bound to the capitalist demands of “10 year anniversaries, man” but the truth is Mike at
@SlumberlandRecs
is still looking for the art files, so it’ll take a while to repress it. <3
No one wanted it, no one asked for it, but here are deeply unnecessary pastel PAINS shirts [unisex and boxy cut fem]. For easter, springtime, or whatever!
7. Everything With You: This song has the best PAINS video i think. It was made by my friend ART BOONPARN who shot it on super 8 and it was just peggy and her bestie kicking it by the beach one day.
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We had the best time in Japan and were so honored to see so many of you at our concerts!!! We love your country so much, and we appreciate the incredible Japanese friends we’ve made. Special thanks to
@lubysparksband
for opening,
@beatcafe
and
@katomandl
…
1/22/18
@beatcafe
FAZERDAZE - LUCKY GIRL
THE COURTNEYS - SILVER VELVET
MANHATTAN LOVE SUICIDES - HATING YOU
BLACK TULIPS - ROLLERCOASTER
LUBY SPARKS - THURSDAY
DREAM DIARY - PAPER FLOWERS
TOM PETTY - FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER
FELT - BALLAD OF THE BAND
NOR…
That time we were in the
@nytimes
(circa 2009) // Words by
@joncaramanica
“…their good cheer masking a cynical core lurking in the lyrics. Warm on the outside, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart seethe with refreshingly mordant wit.”
5. The Tenure Itch: We shared a practice space with Crystal Stilts. We weren’t like super buds or anything, I just really liked them a lot - and I remember this song was like our attempt at writing something as cool as them. But nothing’s that cool.
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6. Stay Alive: Yeah, when we went to mix the record with Archie, we were like “can you make it sound almost as good as Velocity Girl ”forgotten favorite.” He was like Wolf Man in that thing you do - he was more thancapable, hahaha.
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8. Hey Paul Almost done. This song is really just a collection of lyrics/references to my friend Paul’s band Cocaine Unicorn. They were awesome, never really got to go as far as they should have.
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1. Contender: So I’d been in a lot of random groups out in Portland, OR that no one really cared about for a long time before starting pains with my friends after i moved to New york. This song is sort of about that…
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Here’s some photos from our first UK tour. This was 2008 in Nottingham at Rescue Rooms. We played with The Manhattan Love Suicides and Horowitz and I think that was the night some girls tried to kidnap Kurt + Danny afterward. We just wanted Curry. Photo
@Rockerq
An hour to go. Maybe I should just have my mom (crucial babysitting today) tweet about the record? “oooh, I like this song. And also this song. And also this song. I like all your songs. Maybe the vocals could be louder?”
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#thepainsofbeingpureatheart
… Contender: so this was about the exploding hearts, how they were so awesome and doing it right - and I was just sort of a loser who would never get to do something that true…
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10. Gentle Sons: Oh, and Derek Mabra recorded this album - and he played bendy guitar at the end of this song. I honestly don’t know how to do that, but he does. So does Kevin Shields. It sounds cool. Thanks Derek.
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10. Gentle Sons. Oh man, I wrote a song with my best friend Danny for a band we were in called ZAZA called GENTLE GUNS. This is that song with different lyrics, kinda a tribute to how much I love Danny.
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Yeah, this festival was such a spiritual haven for us - really all about the best things. Grateful for
@indietracks
for having us do this TWICE. awesome!
2. Come Saturday: Also, “Wasted summer with no drummer” was sort of about the time before Kurt joined on drums. So it’s like a song that’s partially about the transformative power of Kurt, as exemplified by Kurt. Thanks Kurt.
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HELP: do any fans have ANY live footage of PAINS circa 2008-20011? Trying to make a video for an old song, but could use some extra footage, GNR paradise city style…
Also, WHO SHOT US LIVE IN NOTTINGHAM AT RESCUE ROOMS IN 2008. can we chat?
plz share, hopefully we find u :)
Patrick Doyle R.I.P. Every band he was in was a good band - and he was in so many. Please take a moment to listen to Sexy Kids, The Royal We,
@veronicafalls
, Boys Forever and if you are able to, make a donation to
@LALGBTCenter
here:
Driving around and
@wprb
is busting out 2 hours of Twee pop and shouted out a bunch of bands and labels I love. Half of them would prolly be all “but, but… we aren’t really Twee.” Ya know what? WHO CARES! These tunes are supreme. Thank you for the music, makes central NJ feel 💯
NEWS:
“THE FLOWERS BENEATH YOUR FEET”
Our new song with the exceptionally talented
@l_to_the_aura
(Laura Carbone) will be released on September 14th 2018 via
@DuchessBox
Records.
The only things of worth PAINS never got to do was play
@indiefjord
and
@nbcsnl
/ I will try to rectify one of those things by playing some PAINS songs for you on a borrowed acoustic guitar in a fjord in Bjørke, Norway this July. I will take requests, including “please stop.”
If you’re a fan of jangle bands, former PAINS bassist
@hotdoorknobs
new band
@massagetheband
got featured in this article from
@floodmagazine
about the jangle pop revival along with some other like minded types. X
Can’t wait! Is this what that Four Loko that’s still in my fridge is for? Follow me (Kip) here, and
@IAM486
(Peggy)
@icechoir
(Kurt) and
@hotdoorknobs
(Alex) will be on too. Mike Schulman
@SlumberlandRecs
+ Archie Moore (he mixed it) might join in too.
4:00 pm (NYC time)
Hey, before this platform gets utterly destroyed by the hubris of a man with hair plugs… just want to say
@hihatchie
slays. You like dreams? You like pop? This is for you!!! If you haven’t heard “Giving the World Away” head over to
@Bandcamp
The lost MOTORCYCLE BOY LP now up for pre-order. This group was a big favorite of PAINS. For maximum authenticity, order it from Stephen Pastel’s record shop in Glasgow!
@Monorail_Music
This is a record we started when he was with us, and finished when he was gone. Sharing today in loving memory of one of my favorite songwriters. I hope you’re jangling a Rickenbacker in rocknroll heaven. We miss you!
@tompetty
“Full Moon Fever”
My mom is moving and dumped a bunch of old indiepop zines at my house from 2007 + 2008. I’m posting screenshots over at Instagram, not sure how else to document this wondrous moment. Thanks to the Sapricot, Bottle Rocket, Anorak Forum + more! ❤️
Our former tourmates and forever friends
@Night_Flowers_
just released their GREAT new album “Fortune Teller.” If you like big guitars and bigger songs, go check this now!
@DirtyBingo
Wish I knew where the rest of these photos went, as my 3 year old daughter is obsessed with Swan Lake and I want to show her that dad is a cool ballerina...
Here’s an account of our show in Manchester at the Chorlton Irish Center 2009. Glasgow and Manchester are the two best music cities that aren’t named New York as we see it - it was nice that the connection felt mutual.