VINYL VERSION.
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have long set the
benchmark for big-hearted, idealistic pop songs. With The
Echo of Pleasure, The Pains push beyond their many
inspirations and embrace their role as indiepop heroes in
their own right. Showcasing the deft songwriting of frontman
Kip Berman, The Pains' fourth album is their most confident
and accomplished. After three critically-acclaimed records,
2009's The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, 2011's Belong, and
2014's Days of Abandon received praise from The New York
Times, Pitchfork, The Guardian and Rolling Stone, they have
put together a collection of songs that possess a timeless
grandeur, deeper and more satisfying than anything the
band has done since their iconic debut.
