Saturday, December 26, 2020

August 11, 2007: Athens Popfest, Athens, GA

 Setlist (Incomplete):

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart:

  • Kip Berman
  • Peggy Wang
  • Alex Nadius
  • An iPod Nano
Comments:
The earliest known Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Show other than the legendary debut at Peggy's birthday party, and the earliest with evidence on YouTube. The band was still made up of Kip, Alex and Peggy, with an iPod Nano playing the beats.

Reviews:

"The electro-melancholy trio The Pains of Being Pure at Heart were part Suburban Kids with Biblical Names, part John Hughes soundtrack, and as the lead singer's t-shirt suggested, part-Belle and Sebastian. Their songs nervously charmed with shy boy distain for encounters of the interpersonal ilk and the midi beats harkening to the bedroom pop they likely pulled influence. The delicate combo was quite delightful."

-Three Imaginary Girls

Video:

A Teenager In Love

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