Mistletone

Artwork by Alex Fregon.

Mistletone is thrilled to present The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart on their first  Australian tour. Hailing from Brooklyn, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart became one of the year’s most talked about indie pop bands with their self-titled debut album on Slumberland; an instant classic packed with brilliantly-executed pop gems.

Drawing on the sparkling legacy of 80s and 90s indie pop, the Pains blend their rush of youthful enthusiasm with crafty arrangements, well-honed tunes and buckets of guitar racket. There is something instantly identifiable about a Pains tune, and it is the essential “rightness” of their records that has captured the attention of pop fans around the world.

Their new EP Higher Than The Stars, recently released locally by the Lost & Lonesome Recording Co, is a four-track rush of dream pop with a blissed out dancefloor remix by Saint Etienne. Overflowing with exuberance, charm and songcraft, the Pains breathe new life into indie pop.

For this tour The Pains of Being Pure At Heart will be a five piece band : Peggy Wang (keys + vox) , Alex Naidus (bass), Kurt Feldman (drums),  Kip Berman (guitar + vox) and Christoph Hochheim (guitar).

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Melbourne : WED FEB 17 @ East Brunswick Club w/ Crayon Fields + Summer Cats.
Tickets on sale from the venue. Presented by 3RRR and Inpress.* SOLD OUT!

Melbourne : THU FEB 18 @ East Brunswick Club w/ The Smallgoods + Parking Lot Experiments.
Tickets on sale from the venue. Presented by 3RRR and Inpress. * SELLING FAST!

Perth : FRI FEB 19 @ Perth Festival Beck’s Music Box w/ special guest Bachelorette.
Tickets on sale from the festival website.

Brisbane : SAT FEB 20 @ The Zoo w/ Crayon Fields + Toy Balloon.
Tickets on sale online from The Zoo. Presented by 4ZZZ and Time Out.

Sydney : SUN FEB 21 @ Oxford Art Factory w/ Bachelorette + Canvas Kites.
Tickets on sale from Moshtix. Presented by FBi Radio and Drum Media.

“The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have crafted an impeccable debut way beyond their years… the prospects as to what this band may achieve in the future is incredibly exciting to say the least” — DROWNED IN SOUND

“It’s much more than the sum of its parts and too effortlessly effervescent to be studied. Pure indie-pop to hold close to your heart” — NME

“The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are irrepressibly light, a band at ease with melody and softness” — NY TIMES