In an attempt to get it all over with as quickly as possible, those cutesy upstarts The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are cranking out new music even faster than those Freecreditreport.com guys do. I’m admittedly still a little hazy on how this whole “Being an Independent Band in the NU Music Industry 2.0” thing works, but I think that the general business model at work here is that, this way, fans will be able to document the exact moment when the songs start sounding too much like one another to retain their appeal? But hey! Let’s read on!
So first, on September 8, the band will release yet another new single, the album track "Come Saturday," with new song "Side Ponytail" serving as the B-side. And THEN, on September 22, they'll cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and release four more new songs on the kitschily-dorkily-titled Higher Than the Stars EP. And THEN, they’ll keep a-touring through the fall to support these releases. And THEEEEEEN, they’ll reposition the transmitter dish in the remote truck to 17.32 degrees east, hit Westar 4 over the Atlantic, bounce the signal down into the Azores, up to Comsat 6, beam it baaaaaack to Satcom through transponder #137, and down to the dish of Mr Bigg's limo!!! Oh... wait. Er, but anyway, both the single and the EP will be on Slumberland.
Higher Than the Stars EP tracklist:
1. Falling Over
2. Twins
3. Higher Than the Stars
4. 103
The Pains of Being On The Road All The Time:
07.24.09 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
07.25.09 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
09.05.09 - Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs
09.06.09 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
09.07.09 - Toronto, ON - Horeshoe Tavern
09.08.09 - Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
09.09.09 - Madison, WI - Stage Door at the Orpheum
09.10.09 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
09.12.09 - Morrison, CO - Monolith Festival
09.13.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09.14.09 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
09.17.09 - Portland, OR - MFNW / Doug Fir
09.21.09 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
09.22.09 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
09.24.09 - Fort Worth, TX - Lola's
09.25.09 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
09.26.09 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
09.27.09 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09.28.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
09.29.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
09.30.09 - Washington DC - Black Cat
10.01.09 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
10.03.09 - New York, NY - Webster Hal
10.05.09 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
