The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Higher Than the Stars

• Falling Over
• Twins
• Higher Than the Stars
• 103

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart follow right on the heels of their much-hyped 2009 debut album with this EP. Higher Than the Stars features four more tracks of the backward-looking, C86-inspired noise-pop that brought about their initial acclaim. On these songs, the Pains split their influences between the Cure and Teenage Fanclub, with an added dose of their sunny musical naivete.

Abstract by Matthew Blackwell