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Today The Pains of Being Pure at Heart share the anthemic new track “Eurydice,” the second official single from the band’s eagerly anticipated third LP titled
Days of Abandon, out May 13 via Yebo in North America and via Fierce Panda in the UK/EU on June 2. The album is also now available to pre-order via iTunes. The band heads back out on tour at the end of this month, and will wrap its North American run of shows with a homecoming gig at Bowery Ballroom. Watch a six-song set the band did for WNYC last week right here. And in case you missed it, check out the video for the album’s first single, “Simple and Sure.”
The album was recorded at new Greenpoint studio House Under Magic which is owned by longtime Pains cohort Danny Taylor (ZaZa). Produced by Andy Savours (My Bloody Valentine, Patrick Wolf, Cloud Boat) and mixed by Charlie Hugall at London’s Engine Room (Swim Deep, Florence And the Machine), The new record is the band’s most musically sophisticated to date, channeling the gilded pop optimism of bands like Aztec Camera, The House of Love and The Lightning Seeds, while maintaining The Pains’ penchant for earworm melodies and emotional candor.
“This album was a chance to push beyond Belong‘s universal style of songwriting into something that was far more personal and true to my ideals,” says Kip Berman. “I wanted the music to be joyful, lush and full of possibility, even if the subjects were often more painful to confront.”
The album artwork prominently features the work of newly celebrated South Korean artist Lee Jinju’s work The Material of Mind.
The band has announced a full national tour inviting out English band Fear Of Men, as well as Ablebody, to support the album. The band is also offering a special album pre-order with a purchase of a ticket through Soundrink.com
TOUR DATES:
04/25 Montreal, QC Le Belmont #
04/26 Toronto, ON Legendary Horseshoe Tavern #
04/28 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle #
04/29 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock #
05/02 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club #
05/03 Seattle, WA The Vera Project #
05/04 Portland, OR Holocene #
05/06 San Francisco, CA The Independent #
05/07 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour #
05/09 San Diego, CA Casbah #
05/10 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom #
05/11 Albuquerque, NM Sister #
05/13 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge #
05/15 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar #
05/16 Louisville, KY Zanzabar #
05/17 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe #
05/18 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe #
05/19 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s #
05/21 Washington DC Rock ‘n Roll Hotel #
05/22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom ## = w/ Fear of Men, Ablebody
Track List:
1. Art Smock
2. Simple and Sure
3. Kelly
4. Beautiful You
5. Coral and Gold
6. Eurydice
7. Masokissed
8. Until The Sun Explodes
9. Life After Life
10. The Asp at My Chest
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