| The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | |
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart performing in Seattle in 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York |
| Genres | Indie pop, noise pop, nu gaze |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Slumberland, Fortuna Pop!, PIAS, Painbow (their one-off label used to self-release their debut EP) |
| Associated acts | The Depreciation Guild, The Ice Choir |
| Website | thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com |
| Members | |
| Kip Berman Kurt Feldman Alex Naidus Peggy Wang |
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City.[1] Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label.[2] Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records.[3] The band name comes from an unpublished children's story of the same title that a friend of singer Kip Berman wrote.[4][5] The group's self-titled album peaked at number nine on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[6] In 2009, they released Higher Than the Stars, their second EP.[7] The band released their second album, Belong, in 2011.
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