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Off Moments are Rare in The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's Latestnew
John Hughes died a couple of years ago, but if the auteur behind Ferris Bueller, Sixteen Candles, and other definitive '80s teen flicks could have taken on the same niche in this decade, he should have commissioned The Pains of Being Pure at Heart to write his soundtracks.
East Bay Express |
Reyan Ali |
04-20-2011 |
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Combine Ambition and Consistency on New Albumnew
Imagine if angst hadn't blanketed the alternative music of the late 1980s and 1990s -- and a bright earnestness had been the core impulse instead. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart exist at the heart of that alternate reality.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-15-2011 |
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