Days of Abandon

Days of Abandon
Studio album by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Released May 13, 2014
Genre Indie pop, dream pop, shoegaze
Length 36:58
Label Fierce Panda, Yebo Music
Producer Andy Savours
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart chronology

Belong
(2011)		 Days of Abandon
(2014)

Days of Abandon is the third studio album by American band The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. It was released in May 2014 under Fierce Panda Records in Europe and Yebo Music in the USA. Insound did a special bone yellow vinyl pressing of 500 units.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 68/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Consequence of Sound B-[2]
Sonic Seducer 6.10/10.0[3]
Under the Radar 8/10[4]
Pitchfork Media 7.5 [5]

Consequence of Sound wrote that the album was "more deliberately articulated" than previous releases, comparing the style to The New Pornographers and Interpol.[2] The reviewer for Under the Radar found Days of Abandon to be remiscent of 1980s jangle pop "somewhere between The Smiths and The Cure's bouncier hits."[4] In a joint review by 10 Sonic Seducer writers, the critics compared the album to The Cure, The Smiths and New Order but also criticised it for being too shallow.[3]

Track list

No. Title Length
1. "Art Smock"   2:16
2. "Simple and Sure"   3:28
3. "Kelly"   3:03
4. "Beautiful You"   6:10
5. "Coral and Gold"   3:39
6. "Eurydice"   4:18
7. "Masokissed"   3:23
8. "Until the Sun Explodes"   2:26
9. "Life After Life"   4:01
10. "The Asp at My Chest"   4:14

References

  1. ↑ "Days of Abandon Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geffen, Sasha (May 13, 2014). "Album Review: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Days of Abandon". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vogel, Thomas; Schäfer, Torsten; Abresche, Thomas; Karstedt, Jörn; Duchateau, Yvonne; Reinbold, Kai; Pilgrim, Thomas; Gnuch, Kym; Rössler, Erik; Medusa (2014). "Soundcheck". Sonic Seducer (in German) 21 (7): 81.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Trunick, Austin (2014-05-12). "Album Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  5. ↑ "The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Days of Abandon - Album Reviews - Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-09-29.