Dienstag, 21. Jul 2009, 12:35

So the Echo hosted Pains of Being Pure at Heart last nite, July 20th…I have been waiting quite a while to see these guys since I missed their last show in April at Spaceland (sold out actually). I love their ringing, jangling fuzz guitar sound and sweet vocals…really reminds me of the Smiths' lighter tunes in a way. (I feel a tinge of smugness when I think that POBPAH were probably not even BORN when I last saw the Smiths, heheh). It'd have been nice if the effing Echo had a working a/c…the place was absolutely packed solid and felt like a Bangkok street scene…so humid! But enough bitching…the band was great…they were so enthusiastic and sincere, and their sound came though very nicely. I wonder how long they can maintain their cool…I think it'll only take one Ipod commercial or some such exposure to ruin them. Until then, however, I'm lovin that 80s buzz….