The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's albums of the decade
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A massively underrated band and this might be their finest hour. This is the sound of every cool thing ever thrown together into one band and one album and it is pure greatness.
There's a lot of "this is punk pop, not pop punk" written about this band. But seriously, who cares what they wore, these songs are just POP in the biggest, freakin' font you can find. Life-affirming to the ma
Ah, the glorious sound of a band urinating in the authenticity police's cheerios. Classic "you-care-but-I-don't-care" rock with excellent hair and well-fitting jeans. Can we have more of this, please? Oh, and TOTALLY underrated songwriting skills. Mr Casablancas, your solo album I will buy.
Pretty much the classic garage rock album of the decade. Well, this and The Strokes' Is This It. Totally like the other side of that coin, but well worth every penny. Is it ok to love both? Because I do...
This album reminded me that indiepop doesn't always need to be twee. I know that sounds like a "duh," now, but yes, you can crank the fuzz, write songs about pervy things and have gory videos with needles going into eye balls. Cool.
Marvelous musicianship, wispy vocals and a sense of "of course" when you realize the singer's name is Alasdair. Yes, this early singles collection is "suburban" and "light," and nearly 10 years later it still is as pretty as anything the decade produced.
'To Live and Die in The Airport Lounge' conjures visions of warm-jets Eno, and you don't often get that sort of thing at popfests.
The perfect album for summer evenings, under lavender skies and a bottle or two of something intoxicating.
Belle and Sebastian might be my favorite band ever. That being said, It's rare that I get crazy excited about a band's 5th or 6th album. This is the exception. Not even a "return to form"-- this is the sound of a band getting even better. Seriously, they were perfect before, and now this. Mind. Blown.
You're going to be in a bar in 7 years and 'Read My Mind' or 'When You Were Young' will come on the jukebox and EVERYONE will be like, "Oh man, this band ruled. I always thought they were great." And you'll be lying, but save yourself the future hypocrisy and just recognize that this is stadium rock done right, and there's a place for it in this world.
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