Higher Than The Stars

While they’ve already been the curators of one of this years more talked about albums; jumping from 300 + capacity venues to a prime afternoon slot at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival all within the span of 5 months, its nice to see that The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart aren’t coasting on the runaway success of their debut album by giving us some brand new material.

The Higher than the Stars EP consists of four brand new songs that lean not as heavily on the early 90s showgazer influence that was found a’plenty on their debut. Instead, the band broadens the twee, pop sound earlier explored on the song, "A Teenager In Love" from the debut; giving the EP more of balance between the ultra-fuzz sounds of My Bloody Valentine and the chiming guitars and dance beat of St. Etienne, adequately displayed on the song below. A solid EP that gives a perfect taste of the sound the POBPAH strive continuously to achieve.

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – “Falling Over” (mp3)

(from the Slumberland 12”, Higher Than The Stars, 2009)