Well, they are indie so obviously they have indie influences. They don't sound like any one band to me, they sound like a mixture of The Vaselines, The Smiths, MBV, The Pastels, Belle and Sebastian and a few other indie bands but they don't really sound like anyone of them in particular.
I'm with you and there's nothing left to do tell me it's true! I'm with you and the stars are crashing through. Tell me it's true I want everything with you!♥
The Pains are a band I genuinely feel lucky to know of, especially since I am the only one of my mainstream-obsessed classmates who knows of it, which makes it even more great!
Another shoegaze-influenced pop band that has a similar sound to the Pains is the 1990s band Rocketship. Do a YouTube search for "Rocketship - I Love You The Way I Used To Do" and you can hear the similarities for yourself.
These kids obviously have talent, but like a lot of folks of their generation, they seem preoccupied with regurgitating the past rather than creating new paradigms. No, the J&MC, Cocteau Twins, and MBV didn't invent the wheel, but they still somehow managed to recombine the musical past to produce something that sounded refreshing for its time. The Pains may indeed have such an effect on young listeners, but old folks like myself have heard it all before.
@newdawg100 Sure, their sound may not be particularly groundbreaking, but I don't think there is anything wrong with creating a solid album full of well-crafted pop songs. Also, listening to this band may encourage people to look for some of their influences, as well. If it weren't for The Sundays, I would have never heard of Cocteau Twins, and if it weren't for bands such as The House of Love and Catherine Wheel, I would have never discovered The Chaneleons and Comsat Angels, either.
I don't disagree with your point at all. I only wish that we were living in a time where pop music were more interesting, and where mediocrity wasn't rewarded so easily. Also, another effect of getting older (aside from waxing too nostalgically about the past) is that there seems to be a greater urgency in how one spends their time. If I were 20, I'd have more time for the Pains. But, in my early 40s, only the essentials seem to matter now.
MBV? Maybe, they remind me of Belle and Sebastian but I'm not bothered. I still like them. I don´t think they claim being that big so, what's the problem?
@BabylonAGoGo I leave one comment and that makes me a troll? I am as entitled to an opinion as you are. My criticism was based on observation. How is that a cheap shot? Fascists who can't handle free speech and diversity of opinion and can go elsewhere. Youtube is obviously not for you.
@erinmerle never said you couldn't leave a comment or tried to edit you, etc. btw I like your music, but maybe you are a bit frustrated by all the attention the Pains are getting. Treble cleff envy? lol.
Shopping, texting, cheap novelties, taking pictures of of each other, cutesy gestures, retro nostalgia, vintage technology, and more shopping. So typical and so empty.
@tommyjstas77 That I can't express an opinion without being personally attacked? No, I'm used to encountering that on Youtube. People are so precious about their tastes. I suspect it is because when it comes to something like this video, it isn't as much about music as it is about perpetuating a lifestyle. Hipsterism for Dummies in 3 mins.
@erinmerle do you think the creative minds involved in this production have such an agenda as the promotion of a particular lifestlye in mind? I'd wager that the folks involved in the production of this video are simply grateful to have the opportunity to showcase their The Pains of Being Pure at Heart strike me as sweet and honest. You are right about people defending their tastes, though. What sort of style do you wear on your sleeve? What bands, brands, or philosophies do you endorse?
@tommyjstas77 I think that the checklist of "cool" apparent in this video is an clear indication that a prefabricated lifestyle is being used to sell music. It's easier to sell fashion. As for me I don't advertise my musical taste on my body. Morrissey did the t-shirt idol thing in a funny ironic way, making the "fan boy" part of his image (which was then revered and worn on other people's t-shirts). ThePains appropriate that aesthetic superficially and leave out the social commentary and wit.
@erinmerle Man, what the hell is your problem? I listened to your music and its good, so no hate there. But then reading all of these angry comments and looking at your facebook page, it seems to me you are using the same type of "hipster" image. Basically, I don't understand where you draw the distinction between yourself and these so-called hipsters.
@amd2q9 Me a hipster? Is it my pink bike? I bought that bike off of craigslist because it was tall enough for me. I didn't pick the cheesy colour. The bike isn't about image, it's about not having a car. And I don't hate this band, just the video. The frivolous way that girls are used to glamourize a band's image is depressing to a girl musician. Why glorify the 60s vapid tambourine girls? It's ironic that the girl in this band wears a Liz Fraser t-shirt. Liz: an electrifying musical presence.
@erinmerle "The frivolous way that girls are used to glamourize a band's image is depressing to a girl musician." One of the girls in the video is in the band and the video fits the song considering the song is about love. I don't see how women are being exploited here.
@1con0clast Thanks. I'd like to redo it with decent sound. Yes, I guess by many standards I am a hipster,the closest definition I can think of being a former suburban kid who wants desperately to be something "other". No offence to the girl in this band but I can't hear her at all except for that high octave back up and that makes me worry that she is mostly decorative (see "that asian feeling"). Perhaps I should give her more credit and listen to other songs by this band before judging.
@Meegzter ya'll a bunch of fools, if the music sounds good to your ears, listen up. Why pick it apart the way all you haters do? The creators of the music do it as a expressions of themselves, the best ones get to make money off of it. There is a huge amount of good fortune involved in the success of a band, but shame on you for suggesting that it is calculated. Can't you see the joy in this video? Why are you looking for something to hate?
@tommyjstas77 Haha, I'm not really hating on them, after all I am watching their video. Shame on me for suggesting that it's calculated? Are you serious? This video doesn't even include the other dudes in the band. People must be really naive if they think bands "just happen". In one way or another, be it they shooting their video in super 8, or dressing which ever way, or choosing the art work, or the lettering of their cd, decisions are calculated because they are made. I still like them thou
Ace song. Anything that is comparable to MBV is fine by me. Check out all-girl pyschedelic band Stealing Sheep, they operate in similar territory to Pains. youtube.com/watch?v=K2JgXLizs14
DONT READ THIS CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS YOU WIL GET KISSED ON THE NEAREST PSSIBLE BY THE LOVE OF YOU YOUR LIFE TOMMOROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER IF YOU DONT POST THIS TO 5 VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES YOU WILL DIE WITHIN 2 DAYS. NOW YOU HAVE STARTED READING THIS DONT STOP. THIS IS SO SCARY.PUT THIS ON 5 VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES WHEN YOU ARE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR LOVERS NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN IN BIG LETTERS. THIS IS SO SCARY CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS
Welp I guess I'm not the target audience for this, because I don't care for the vocalist at all ( sounds like mumbling more than singing half of the time ). The instrumentals seem repetitive to me up until 1:50 or so. The subject of the song can't hold my interest, a three minute montage about being happy with someone *yawn. The video itself is presented in very faded colors, making it less interesting. "I'm with you and the stars are crashing through?" No idea what this means, enlighten me!
@Chinchilla0303 Kip is actually a pretty decent singer, but it's pretty obvious that this style of music isn't about the singing. It's about the fuzz and such counterpointing with the pop hooks he's singing. That's why the vocals are kept intentionally low. On their new stuff, Kip's vocals are higher in the mix, so check that stuff out. The subject is pretty cryptic, but I believe it's about a friend that is a drug addict (the rest of the album supports this).
@sonictrasher My Bloody valentine? I doubt they ever sounded like this. If they did, they really should go back, their great musicians but i don't love there sound man. This is great music.
MBV is my favorite band ever, but I still don't get all the hate to the Pains. I mean they aren't claiming their original or something, and every knows where they get there style from. You should all be thankful that they are at least trying to preserve a form of music that sadly remains in the past. A real MBV fan should appreciate what the Pains are doing and should be proud that this kind of music is still made.
@bioken007 Don't worry, people have a silly and stupid tendency to compare every proceeding band with the band that started the genre. MBV and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart aren't even anything alike anyway - a better comparison would be The Vaselines and this band. Both indie twee with a noise rock edge.
@stickinginthepin dude...everything is a rip off of everything...who really cares...just make whatever music you like...as long as ur having fun who gives a shit...its pop music...its pretty impossible to not be a ripoff of something..you are pretty limited in the realm of western pop music
@taylor4ronpaul If everyone had that attitude music would never move forward. Plus this is almost copyright infridgement. It makes sense to be influenced by something but innovation can still exist.
@TheFate23 I don't think so, countless bands have pushed things forward in their own way. The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Pixies, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Fugazi, Butterglory, Pavement, Beulah, Dinosaur Jr, The Byrds, Dylan, the Replacements, Rocketship, The Raincoats, The Flaming Lips, Iggy Pop, Bowie, The Beach Boys, Constantines, Wipers, the Cure, CCR, The Clash, Big Star, Can, Beefheart, Zappa, Springsteen, Nick Cave ect. I can keep going if you want but I'm running out of characters.
@stickinginthepin You didn't really answer their question. There's no reason why you should listen only to bands who "invented" certain styles of music. Incidentally, you might want to check a few of those, because some of them are responsible for popularising certain sounds, but not inventing them. Anyway, tPOBPAH are enjoyable - I think anyone who listens to them knows that they sound like a lot of 80s/early 90s bands; but that's why I like them, plus of course they can write good songs
Does not sound like The Smiths at all, what the fuck :L If anything they sound like My Bloody Valentine, or maybe a tiny bit of Sonic Youth.Either way they're a good band, good for long car journeys in the country side :)
@GhostLate - Thanks, Copernicus. I would have never known without you as my guide. Christ you're a fucking moron. Retreat to your video games, because that will be the pinnacle of your life's accomplishments.
@GhostLate - You said indie is a genre, now you say indie isn't a genre (lol). I didn't even make the claim of indie being a genre or not to begin with. This band falls under the subgenre of indie rock. You made yourself look incredibly stupid. So stupid, I applaud your accomplishment. I'll show this to my music professor, thanks!
@1con0clast - Indie rock is a subgenre. I will tell you again, look it up. There are several subgenres within indie rock as well. Please, stop arguing, I don't care because you're wrong. There was no reason to argue to begin with.
@1con0clast - You are not looking up what I'm listing to you. I am not creating this information; it has been generated by other musicians and music listeners. Music is very complex in definition due to sounds, style, direction, etc. Its the same with history and philosophy. You don't just define matter under WW2 as simply WW2, or Ethics as simply Ethics. There are different theatres, or in regards to Philosophy: Ethics: Aristotelian, Epicurean, St. Augustine, J.S.Mill, Hume, Nietzche, Sartre...
yeah yeah and all contemporarary pop-music sounds like the beatles...so the hell what!!! THIS is about creativity and not association!
TubeYou2079 1 week ago
it's totally the Smiths!
littleniyah 2 weeks ago
great show at holla'11
reyke 2 weeks ago
"Sounding like The Smiths" is the highest compliment you can pay one of these bands.
xjtbarnesx 2 weeks ago
This should be a theme song to a televison show...
ashley101verve 1 month ago
I LIKE this songs :) . . .
TheFloatinginspace 1 month ago
LOL! sounds like Thorn by My Bloody Valentine.
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Well, they are indie so obviously they have indie influences. They don't sound like any one band to me, they sound like a mixture of The Vaselines, The Smiths, MBV, The Pastels, Belle and Sebastian and a few other indie bands but they don't really sound like anyone of them in particular.
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1con0clast 1 month ago
So 80ich, loved this!
shadow0106 1 month ago
If you were alive like 20 years ago or something, you would have heard much the same things being played by My Bloody Valentine.
055697 1 month ago 2
@055697 what? nah, this is totally the smiths. maybe an extremely watered down version of mbv?
jbrodu 1 month ago
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1con0clast 1 month ago
❤
abcal6al6 2 months ago
This song makes me wan to ring up my best friend and ask her if she'd like to get a train down to the beach tomorrow. x
DarlingOwls 2 months ago 3
I instantly heard Smiths wtf How is this not Morrissey¿
rollinstrummin 2 months ago
@rollinstrummin Really? I find it a lot more pop LOL
Theguitargirl97 1 month ago
I'm with you and there's nothing left to do tell me it's true! I'm with you and the stars are crashing through. Tell me it's true I want everything with you!♥
CarloZzToVaR 2 months ago
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RadioDeadSound 3 months ago
80年代後半のインディーギターポップをまんま再現したようなサウンド＆ビデオクリップ。
たまりませんな～！
vandeus2011 3 months ago 3
this video made me want to look at asian porn.....later
peoplepower75 3 months ago 25
smith westerns maybe?
heymustbeadevil 4 months ago
reminds me a bit of The Subways...
enjoyable I suppose
AimeesFreak 5 months ago
this is great music reminds me of jesus of and mary chain, you guys should give Rems Floating Chandelier a listen:)
musicislife1909 5 months ago
Reminds Me Of Me & My Big Sister <3 ^____^
Rheea0 5 months ago 3
The Pains are a band I genuinely feel lucky to know of, especially since I am the only one of my mainstream-obsessed classmates who knows of it, which makes it even more great!
KaoruHitachiinBunny 5 months ago 2
the problem is... that audience shoegaze instead seeing the concert
xtianor 5 months ago 2
Another shoegaze-influenced pop band that has a similar sound to the Pains is the 1990s band Rocketship. Do a YouTube search for "Rocketship - I Love You The Way I Used To Do" and you can hear the similarities for yourself.
newdawg100 5 months ago
The Pains of Being Way Overrated.
These kids obviously have talent, but like a lot of folks of their generation, they seem preoccupied with regurgitating the past rather than creating new paradigms. No, the J&MC, Cocteau Twins, and MBV didn't invent the wheel, but they still somehow managed to recombine the musical past to produce something that sounded refreshing for its time. The Pains may indeed have such an effect on young listeners, but old folks like myself have heard it all before.
newdawg100 5 months ago
@newdawg100 Sure, their sound may not be particularly groundbreaking, but I don't think there is anything wrong with creating a solid album full of well-crafted pop songs. Also, listening to this band may encourage people to look for some of their influences, as well. If it weren't for The Sundays, I would have never heard of Cocteau Twins, and if it weren't for bands such as The House of Love and Catherine Wheel, I would have never discovered The Chaneleons and Comsat Angels, either.
ConfusingClarity 5 months ago
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I don't disagree with your point at all. I only wish that we were living in a time where pop music were more interesting, and where mediocrity wasn't rewarded so easily. Also, another effect of getting older (aside from waxing too nostalgically about the past) is that there seems to be a greater urgency in how one spends their time. If I were 20, I'd have more time for the Pains. But, in my early 40s, only the essentials seem to matter now.
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newdawg100 5 months ago
if they'd make their fucking lyrics audible I might have liked it/
iwalktherain 5 months ago 2
<3 peggy wang
fugazichamp 6 months ago 2
Super 8 is really beautiful.
Moobrit 6 months ago 2
I feel happy when I listen to this... I'm an 80's kid!
Slyquinn 6 months ago
Smiths???? Deja Vu!
GabKesen 6 months ago
i want a hamburger lighter!!!!!!!
KTSK8ER 6 months ago 3
this band brings me back to 80-90's..nice and simple song..such a beauty
hkl13 6 months ago
This is a song to listen to with your best friend. <3
MissBullshit1 6 months ago
joyous
all my fave 80s bands rolled into one aural orgasm
misanthropicagenda1 6 months ago in playlist The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
I guess they listened to Morrisey and Robert Smith "Higher than the stars"
mickmalone100 6 months ago
@mickmalone100 No, it's actually my bloody valentine's Thorn.
WaitingtoHit 6 months ago
59 people dont like this song... thought i was going to say something smart well HA hows that for lowering the bar society
ErotikThunder 7 months ago 3
nice
jbrpfan 7 months ago
why do i feel like i just listened to a smiths' song
starrystephanie 7 months ago 97
@starrystephanie I feel the same way hahaha
misslozbmx 7 months ago
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damn totally agree
Empyrean93 5 months ago
@starrystephanie more like my bloody valentine
Ibroadcastmyself17 4 months ago in playlist 1 shit i have to download
@starrystephanie Because they ripped off The Smiths.
jek21 1 month ago 2
The music is good, but the video is hipster as shit. Not saying that's bad for everyone; just stating the obvious.
majicodemejico 7 months ago
MBV? Maybe, they remind me of Belle and Sebastian but I'm not bothered. I still like them. I don´t think they claim being that big so, what's the problem?
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EL GOL DE NAYIM - Jane (Videoclip) This is a group of shoegaze from the city of Zaragoza (Aragon, Spain).
ElgoldeNayimZgz 7 months ago
Haven't heard this i ages still reminds me of the stone roses.
tekn0o 7 months ago
Reminds me of the Ravonettes
floatingnotes09 7 months ago
erinmerle = cheap shot, mean-spirited troll. go f-ing elsewhere if you don't like the music FFS douche bag.
BabylonAGoGo 7 months ago 3
@BabylonAGoGo I leave one comment and that makes me a troll? I am as entitled to an opinion as you are. My criticism was based on observation. How is that a cheap shot? Fascists who can't handle free speech and diversity of opinion and can go elsewhere. Youtube is obviously not for you.
erinmerle 7 months ago
@erinmerle never said you couldn't leave a comment or tried to edit you, etc. btw I like your music, but maybe you are a bit frustrated by all the attention the Pains are getting. Treble cleff envy? lol.
BabylonAGoGo 7 months ago
love this band!
BabylonAGoGo 7 months ago
Shopping, texting, cheap novelties, taking pictures of of each other, cutesy gestures, retro nostalgia, vintage technology, and more shopping. So typical and so empty.
erinmerle 7 months ago
@erinmerle bitter much?
tommyjstas77 7 months ago
@tommyjstas77 That I can't express an opinion without being personally attacked? No, I'm used to encountering that on Youtube. People are so precious about their tastes. I suspect it is because when it comes to something like this video, it isn't as much about music as it is about perpetuating a lifestyle. Hipsterism for Dummies in 3 mins.
erinmerle 7 months ago 2
@erinmerle do you think the creative minds involved in this production have such an agenda as the promotion of a particular lifestlye in mind? I'd wager that the folks involved in the production of this video are simply grateful to have the opportunity to showcase their The Pains of Being Pure at Heart strike me as sweet and honest. You are right about people defending their tastes, though. What sort of style do you wear on your sleeve? What bands, brands, or philosophies do you endorse?
tommyjstas77 7 months ago 2
@tommyjstas77 I think that the checklist of "cool" apparent in this video is an clear indication that a prefabricated lifestyle is being used to sell music. It's easier to sell fashion. As for me I don't advertise my musical taste on my body. Morrissey did the t-shirt idol thing in a funny ironic way, making the "fan boy" part of his image (which was then revered and worn on other people's t-shirts). ThePains appropriate that aesthetic superficially and leave out the social commentary and wit.
erinmerle 7 months ago 2
@erinmerle Man, what the hell is your problem? I listened to your music and its good, so no hate there. But then reading all of these angry comments and looking at your facebook page, it seems to me you are using the same type of "hipster" image. Basically, I don't understand where you draw the distinction between yourself and these so-called hipsters.
amd2q9 6 months ago
@amd2q9 Me a hipster? Is it my pink bike? I bought that bike off of craigslist because it was tall enough for me. I didn't pick the cheesy colour. The bike isn't about image, it's about not having a car. And I don't hate this band, just the video. The frivolous way that girls are used to glamourize a band's image is depressing to a girl musician. Why glorify the 60s vapid tambourine girls? It's ironic that the girl in this band wears a Liz Fraser t-shirt. Liz: an electrifying musical presence.
erinmerle 6 months ago
@erinmerle "The frivolous way that girls are used to glamourize a band's image is depressing to a girl musician." One of the girls in the video is in the band and the video fits the song considering the song is about love. I don't see how women are being exploited here.
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1con0clast 5 months ago
@erinmerle Your "there is a light that never goes out cover is great". You should check out a version of it done by dum dum girls.
1con0clast 5 months ago
@1con0clast Thanks. I'd like to redo it with decent sound. Yes, I guess by many standards I am a hipster,the closest definition I can think of being a former suburban kid who wants desperately to be something "other". No offence to the girl in this band but I can't hear her at all except for that high octave back up and that makes me worry that she is mostly decorative (see "that asian feeling"). Perhaps I should give her more credit and listen to other songs by this band before judging.
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1con0clast 5 months ago
Step 1: Start a band with cute girls
Step 2: Make a video featuring said cute girls
Step 3: ?????
Step 4: Profit!
Meegzter 7 months ago
@Meegzter ya'll a bunch of fools, if the music sounds good to your ears, listen up. Why pick it apart the way all you haters do? The creators of the music do it as a expressions of themselves, the best ones get to make money off of it. There is a huge amount of good fortune involved in the success of a band, but shame on you for suggesting that it is calculated. Can't you see the joy in this video? Why are you looking for something to hate?
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@tommyjstas77 Haha, I'm not really hating on them, after all I am watching their video. Shame on me for suggesting that it's calculated? Are you serious? This video doesn't even include the other dudes in the band. People must be really naive if they think bands "just happen". In one way or another, be it they shooting their video in super 8, or dressing which ever way, or choosing the art work, or the lettering of their cd, decisions are calculated because they are made. I still like them thou
Meegzter 5 months ago
oow was just listenning to this charming man ^__^
siriuship 7 months ago
reminds me of joy division
fritzkola91 8 months ago
Reminds me of Morrisey :3
MsSpazma1 8 months ago
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tlggootee 8 months ago
Sounds like The Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine.
FUDGEoclock 8 months ago
@FUDGEoclock jesus and mary chain, really? lmao
trufiend138 8 months ago
@trufiend138 The singer sounds like he's trying to imitate Jim Reid's voice. Its like Jim Reid's voice in an MBV song.
FUDGEoclock 8 months ago
@FUDGEoclock oh my bad....i was thinking of the jesus lizard
trufiend138 8 months ago
:o!!
Great song!!!
chicamanchostra 8 months ago
Ace song. Anything that is comparable to MBV is fine by me. Check out all-girl pyschedelic band Stealing Sheep, they operate in similar territory to Pains. youtube.com/watch?v=K2JgXLizs14
richievegas01 8 months ago
yeaaah ..they make me dramatize hahaha
rizky1904 8 months ago
reminds me of the shins
bgk777 9 months ago
wow they make and do everything so 70's you actually forget we're all imitating the tastes of almost half a century ago
DrExcitement101 9 months ago
@DrExcitement101 more a merger of the 80's and 90's I think.
Skoople88 8 months ago
wow they make and do everything so 70's you actually forget we're all imitating the tastes of almost half a century ago
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DONT READ THIS CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS YOU WIL GET KISSED ON THE NEAREST PSSIBLE BY THE LOVE OF YOU YOUR LIFE TOMMOROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER IF YOU DONT POST THIS TO 5 VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES YOU WILL DIE WITHIN 2 DAYS. NOW YOU HAVE STARTED READING THIS DONT STOP. THIS IS SO SCARY.PUT THIS ON 5 VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES WHEN YOU ARE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR LOVERS NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN IN BIG LETTERS. THIS IS SO SCARY CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS
smitty10293 9 months ago
Great song
TheKellyforever 9 months ago
2:05
Ardianight67 9 months ago
MBV?!?!? Try C86 on down to The Cardigans, maybe closer, but I lose interest
pexex90 9 months ago
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caseyfive5 9 months ago
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caseyfive5 9 months ago
I love them more because they got that asian feeling :)
Andrewishis 9 months ago 19
@Andrewishis what
ashriels 6 months ago
@Andrewishis oi
Eyepiercings 4 months ago
i want to shoot her with my super 8
tand1 9 months ago
if i was a girl,this would be the perfect date with my lesbian crush.
Eyepiercings 9 months ago
damn peggy is sooo hot. which one of the band guys is tapin that? or maybe all of them lol?
MikaOwns 9 months ago
reminds me of new york.
JayRocks311 9 months ago
You guys should listen to moar music out of your hipster indie circles. Maybe something more dissonant and aggressive? Eeesh.
punkmusicmetal 9 months ago
GUYS
guys
shut up I can't hear the music
thimble288 9 months ago 3
This argument below me was fucking stupid.
good song/video though
Jackzill4 9 months ago
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9ner 9 months ago
Welp I guess I'm not the target audience for this, because I don't care for the vocalist at all ( sounds like mumbling more than singing half of the time ). The instrumentals seem repetitive to me up until 1:50 or so. The subject of the song can't hold my interest, a three minute montage about being happy with someone *yawn. The video itself is presented in very faded colors, making it less interesting. "I'm with you and the stars are crashing through?" No idea what this means, enlighten me!
Chinchilla0303 9 months ago
@Chinchilla0303 Kip is actually a pretty decent singer, but it's pretty obvious that this style of music isn't about the singing. It's about the fuzz and such counterpointing with the pop hooks he's singing. That's why the vocals are kept intentionally low. On their new stuff, Kip's vocals are higher in the mix, so check that stuff out. The subject is pretty cryptic, but I believe it's about a friend that is a drug addict (the rest of the album supports this).
JcdJulz 9 months ago
Oh my!!! This music isnt just any kiind of music, its amazing and unique.
crystalmuffins12 9 months ago
Good Music but the video is shit
tronchu 9 months ago
@sonictrasher My Bloody valentine? I doubt they ever sounded like this. If they did, they really should go back, their great musicians but i don't love there sound man. This is great music.
josueis527 9 months ago
The old My Bloody Valentine sound.
sonictrasher 9 months ago
searched too long for this song SHES MINE SHES MINE YESSS!
Lenin426599 9 months ago
I love the video. The super 8 shots with the fun edit just make it for me.
DaleKamp 9 months ago 25
lemme see its, been two years and i've JUST heard of this band AND this song D:
good god why doesn't MTV mention about this stuff rather than other crappy pop people :/
at least i have their cool app, but im in love with this band now.... :3
molovesmusic567 10 months ago
I hate how it's not cool to bring your singer and lyrics to the foreground.
helpAHHHH 10 months ago
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invisibleusernamex 10 months ago
Greatest thing ever
When the lead kicks in its just too much haha
FinalBaton 10 months ago
this music video makes me want to cut my bangs lmfao
mayonaisespaceboy 10 months ago
I for one like them, despite MBV comparisons. Who knew music like this was still floating around?
righteousrat 10 months ago
Star Sign Teenage Fanclub?
However fucking tune
=)
Bruno90s 10 months ago
where did they get a retro filter for their camera?
stgodd 10 months ago
@stgodd they used real film called super 8!
ratnagourney 10 months ago
MBV is my favorite band ever, but I still don't get all the hate to the Pains. I mean they aren't claiming their original or something, and every knows where they get there style from. You should all be thankful that they are at least trying to preserve a form of music that sadly remains in the past. A real MBV fan should appreciate what the Pains are doing and should be proud that this kind of music is still made.
bioken007 10 months ago 25
@bioken007 Don't worry, people have a silly and stupid tendency to compare every proceeding band with the band that started the genre. MBV and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart aren't even anything alike anyway - a better comparison would be The Vaselines and this band. Both indie twee with a noise rock edge.
TokoYami200 9 months ago
@bioken007
amen brother
legghiu 7 months ago
@bioken007 You can hardly find good musicians these days that aren't accused of copying MBV or Joy Division. Youtube commenters are just ridiculous.
micron002 7 months ago
How fucking original. This song sounds like a shittier version of an early My Bloody Valentine song.
TheBEAST205 10 months ago
this band represents what indie is about lol :)))
yasminee1996 10 months ago 2
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lipssounds 10 months ago
hips. . .i would finish but i'm too..........apathetic.
moggieman10 10 months ago
I can't believe I've barely stumbled upon them x)
KasaRollify 10 months ago 2
Totally hear a smiths influence in this. Great song!
edwardlover88 10 months ago 2
this band's music makes me feel like for once, everything might be alright. <3
kathleenblueeyes 10 months ago 3
friends ♥
marsvolt 10 months ago
love love love!
worstdamnthing 10 months ago 2
hipsters
HipH0pMessiah 10 months ago 2
hipsters
talldwarfs1 10 months ago 4
er the smiths anyone, still like it though
kkibela 11 months ago
this reminds me of early 90's alternative. love it
dropgod26 11 months ago
it aint good indie. its just another formula. pseudo shite.
kqpm392 11 months ago
Ride were better
PanLamda 11 months ago
This band is almost a note for note rip off of Rocketship
stickinginthepin 11 months ago
@stickinginthepin dude...everything is a rip off of everything...who really cares...just make whatever music you like...as long as ur having fun who gives a shit...its pop music...its pretty impossible to not be a ripoff of something..you are pretty limited in the realm of western pop music
taylor4ronpaul 11 months ago
@taylor4ronpaul If everyone had that attitude music would never move forward. Plus this is almost copyright infridgement. It makes sense to be influenced by something but innovation can still exist.
stickinginthepin 10 months ago
@stickinginthepin your vision of music it's very strange. so for you we must to listen only those bands who have invented or innovated a genre? :)
hilarious, especially in pop music it's an almost impossible.
TheFate23 10 months ago
@TheFate23 I don't think so, countless bands have pushed things forward in their own way. The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Pixies, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Fugazi, Butterglory, Pavement, Beulah, Dinosaur Jr, The Byrds, Dylan, the Replacements, Rocketship, The Raincoats, The Flaming Lips, Iggy Pop, Bowie, The Beach Boys, Constantines, Wipers, the Cure, CCR, The Clash, Big Star, Can, Beefheart, Zappa, Springsteen, Nick Cave ect. I can keep going if you want but I'm running out of characters.
stickinginthepin 10 months ago
@stickinginthepin You didn't really answer their question. There's no reason why you should listen only to bands who "invented" certain styles of music. Incidentally, you might want to check a few of those, because some of them are responsible for popularising certain sounds, but not inventing them. Anyway, tPOBPAH are enjoyable - I think anyone who listens to them knows that they sound like a lot of 80s/early 90s bands; but that's why I like them, plus of course they can write good songs
01AlanBennett 10 months ago 2
morissey?
milioomilioo 11 months ago
Sounds like The Ramones lite
akzayacatl 11 months ago
Does not sound like The Smiths at all, what the fuck :L If anything they sound like My Bloody Valentine, or maybe a tiny bit of Sonic Youth.Either way they're a good band, good for long car journeys in the country side :)
BennyOhTool 11 months ago
Their tone is too 90's pop homoerotica for me. :-)
lovemetal115 11 months ago
who fucking cares? even if they sound totally like the smiths, they sound good, so what's the matter? also, they don't.
ctrackv3 11 months ago
if you think this sounds like the smiths then you've never listened to the smiths.
kiiio1 11 months ago 3
@kiiio1 And how would they be able to make the comparison?
Yes. This is a complete rip off of The Smiths.
EggmanOzymandius 11 months ago
@EggmanOzymandius god you're dumb. not going to respond beyond that.
kiiio1 11 months ago
@kiiio1 K.
EggmanOzymandius 11 months ago
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I want to dress like them!
amicasuper 1 year ago
this video is too cute
AddieBabyBunny 1 year ago 9
influenced by the smiths you think ??
vrtska 1 year ago 2
I want Carlen Altman's number. I will treat her right... She's such a doll
cratrawegl 1 year ago 4
Thanks for bringing back good indie
9ner 1 year ago 27
@9ner
Indie is a genre you autistic motherfucker.
GhostLate 9 months ago
@GhostLate - Thanks, Copernicus. I would have never known without you as my guide. Christ you're a fucking moron. Retreat to your video games, because that will be the pinnacle of your life's accomplishments.
9ner 9 months ago
@9ner
Can you read?
I said that INDIE ISN'T A FUCKING GENRE.
If you think that indie is a genre you should just kill yourself.
GhostLate 9 months ago
@GhostLate - You said indie is a genre, now you say indie isn't a genre (lol). I didn't even make the claim of indie being a genre or not to begin with. This band falls under the subgenre of indie rock. You made yourself look incredibly stupid. So stupid, I applaud your accomplishment. I'll show this to my music professor, thanks!
9ner 9 months ago
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1con0clast 9 months ago
@1con0clast - Indie rock is a subgenre. Look it up for yourself
9ner 9 months ago
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1con0clast 9 months ago
@1con0clast - Indie rock is a subgenre. I will tell you again, look it up. There are several subgenres within indie rock as well. Please, stop arguing, I don't care because you're wrong. There was no reason to argue to begin with.
9ner 9 months ago
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1con0clast 9 months ago
@1con0clast - Shoegaze and lo-fi.
9ner 9 months ago
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1con0clast 9 months ago
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1con0clast 9 months ago
@1con0clast - Thats one band out of the dozens and dozens and dozens. You ignored my other subgenres. You lose, sir. GOOD DAY.
9ner 9 months ago
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1con0clast 9 months ago
@1con0clast - You are not looking up what I'm listing to you. I am not creating this information; it has been generated by other musicians and music listeners. Music is very complex in definition due to sounds, style, direction, etc. Its the same with history and philosophy. You don't just define matter under WW2 as simply WW2, or Ethics as simply Ethics. There are different theatres, or in regards to Philosophy: Ethics: Aristotelian, Epicurean, St. Augustine, J.S.Mill, Hume, Nietzche, Sartre...
9ner 9 months ago
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