the Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Athens Popfest 2007

[dogdyedblack]

Don't get me wrong--I love this band and the C86 sound, but I'm not sure that aping an earlier sound (albeit brilliantly) makes for fresh music....Re the Strokes comment: I don't usually hear it with POBPAH, but if you remove the keyboards from this song, it does sound very reminiscent of Someday"; same beat, at any rate, with some similar guitar....

[kakaze]

not so much c86 for me but american bands of around the 90s...I cant think of examples though. Like Smashing Pumpkins Today.

[dogdyedblack]

I guess I might not necessarily say C86 in general, but I think some of their songs sound as if they came from the first couple of MBV EPs (long before they completely overhauled their sound)--but again, this isn't a complaint at all in my book.....

[areyoureceivingme]

They sound like they are influenced by the C86 sound - that's brilliant. Time for fresh music again!

[wtfbbq626]

the strokes? naaah. kinda but then again not really..

[boyracer2903]

i would rather say that they sound like the field mice...by far!

[deengew]

the stokes diddin't invent this fucking style, learn your fucking music history.

[drias02]

Sound like The Strokes...don't really get that ...more like The Pastels, very early My Bloody Valentine,Shop Assistants,Wedding Present,Soup Dragons.....Brilliant none the less...

[LeaheyHoo]

Watch the Pains of Being Pure at Heart live in NYC on my profile!

[Tompkins1988]

I have heard some of their stuff, and a lot of it is genius, but this sounds like the strokes... way too much like the strokes

[lasfinisimas]

I really enjoy this band, its awesome but I think this song is a "someday" rip off...dont hate me for saying that, its just my opinion

[lazyboyselector]

where's their drummer? :[

[JefgeniMandrenko]

I think he is inside the keyboard

[fuggybootnling]

They're so brilliant. So, so, so, SO brilliant. I'm head over heels for this band.

[boulderdamn]

Yeah, but they're good based on his influences. Listen to most of the Twee/C86 bands, specially Mccarthy, Vaselines, Shop Assistants, and the first EPs from My Bloody Valentine.

[yorkekida]

haha!The singer is wearing a belle and sebastian t-shirt!How cool is that??

[boulderdamn]

Nice video, my favorite song from their album.

[takethatutwat]

the song structure is very similar to the strokes - last night

[DaveCromwell]

Me loikes!

[josephadifrances]

I enjoyed this. Very catchy. I do wish I could catch more of the lyrics (I think).

[poppopbeat]

Yeah, they're really good.

[nastydunk81]

I LOVE YOUSE!