The Pains of Being Pure at Heart will soon release a new material, titled Higher Than the Stars, an EP which comes after their first major release, the self-titled debut album. The new material has four songs which follow the same line we were used to. A nice and powerful sound that is always completed by ethereal vocals and which makes them quite enjoyable (if you manage to understand the words – and that might take you a while).
The title track stands out thanks to the strong drums, which, combined with the keyboards, make the experience really, really interesting. The vocals hidden in the layers of the instrumental give it a retro vibe that is pleasant and fits perfectly. Higher Than the Stars indeed. That's also the case with the next song, 103, which amplifies the energy felt on the first track, making you to want to dance all night long. Yeah, all night long, even if it might sound like a cliché.
Falling Over resembles New Order a bit, due to its bass line, but goes beyond that, transforming itself in a piece of pure Pains' pop. And then we have the last track, Twins – and you can tell it's the last one, as the tempo is slowing down. Not much, just a bit, but enough to make you feel the trip's over, enough to inoculate you some kind of nostalgia. And the need to hear this again, even if only for understanding (once and for all) the words.
*photo courtesy of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart MySpace.
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