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New press run on beautiful color vinyl! Includes full color insert with scarce band photos and liner notes by Kip.

Includes unlimited streaming of Perfect Right Now: A Slumberland Collection 2008-2010 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart exploded out of the late 00s Brooklyn indie scene with a bright, distinctive sound that paid tribute to everything from C86 to early Slumberland, Sarah and Creation label pop, but with a distinct American flavor drawn from groups like Smashing Pumpkins and The Exploding Hearts. Their 2009 self-titled debut is rightly considered a classic, and with "Perfect Right Now" we're thrilled to round out the story of The Pains' early years.

The ten tracks here compile the much-loved (and LONG out of print!) b-sides from the 7"s that accompanied that first album, the follow-up "Higher Than The Stars" EP, a couple of scarce tunes from split singles, and finally "Say No To Love," a spectacular song that points the way forward to the band's next chapter. There are some proper lost classics here, songs like "Kurt Cobain's Cardigan" and "The Pains of Being Pure at Heart" that still pack the dancefloors at indie discos from Göteborg to Glasgow and we couldn't be more excited to make them available again.

Note: Monorail Music in Glasgow have an exclusive minty green vinyl edition!

Pop label with a stubborn streak, since 1989.

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