
Band: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Release: 2009
1. “Contender” – Grade: 9.4 – Twee!
2. “Come Saturday” – Grade: 9.5 – Noise pop!
3. “Young Adult Friction” – Grade: 9.8 – Post-punk revival!
4. “This Love Is Fucking Right” – Grade: 9.6
5. “The Tenure Itch” – Grade: 9.6
6. “Stay Alive” – Grade: 9.7
7. “Everything With You” – Grade: 9.6
8. “A Teenager In Love” – Grade: 9.4
9. “Hey Paul” – Grade: 9.7
10. “Gentle Sons” – Grade: 9.8
Comments: Twee as fuck! A cross between the Vaselines and Galaxie 500. This band is so ’90s, yet it totally is ’09.
Final Grade: 9.6 – One of the best albums of 2009.
Dayem! I need to check these gals out.
It’s actually all dudes save a female that looks like the chick from Elfin Saddle.