VIMTV Episode #313: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong

Jake: Kind of Recommended, 64/100

Tom: Not Recommended, 54/100

Ian: Recommended, 82/100

Overview: There’s a lot of disagreement about this album here at VIMTV. While Ian thinks they do a good job of calling on their early 90s influences and capturing an emotional appeal in both the sound and the lyrics, Tom believes they don’t bring much orginality to the style in either sound or songwriting, and doesn’t find much to relate to. Jake is somewhere in between the two, but is mostly annoyed by the painful production. It really just depends on if you’re able to attach to the style and the overall message.

Recommended Similar Artists: The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain, No Age, Japandroids, Papercuts, The Smith Westerns, The Stone Roses

Jake’s Track Picks: 

• 1. Belong
• 6. Even In Dreams
• 7. My Terrible Friend

Tom’s Track Picks: 

• 1. Belong
• 3. Heart In Your Heartbreak
• 10. Strange

VIMTV Research Links:

• Modest Mouse Band Website
• Wikipedia – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
• The Pains Myspace
• The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Belong reviews at Metacritic
• Lyrics – TPOBPOH

Belong

Even In Dreams

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Interview