Almost six years after the debut, their name sounds as familiar as their sound. It comes from an unpublished children story by a friend of the band. It is not presumptuous to say that this New York-based band was one of the discoveries in 2009, when they edited their eponymous debut album. Right after making it to top positions in charts, and though having to recover the disagreements that ended with the exit of some original members from the band, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have continued to evolve in their sound. The initial legacy of the eighties pop-rock reminiscent of noise-pop and the best shoegaze in My Bloody Valentine has been taking shape and volume over time. Their last album, Days of Abandon (2014), is proof of the evident development and consolidation of the band.

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