Doing All The Things That Wouldn't Make Your Parents Proud; The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Its been awhile, very limited readership of mine, but please forgive my absence; I've been pretty busy. As summer treads along I find myself in pursuit of those headbopping songs to blare as I haul ass up the 85 to pick up the bass player for band rehearsal, and i'm not quite sure really but its been all about the cheesy romantics with me this passing summer season. Really, I really cannot think of song that embodies that maudlin/cliched/awesome teenage indie-pop romance nonsense than the verbose "Doing All The Things That Wouldn't Make Your Parents Proud" by the slumberland shoe-gaze/indie-pop badasses, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. From its onset the chirpy guitar and keyboard riffs evoke classic Smiths and Belle and Sebastian, however the droning reverb conjure a more Black Tambourine-ish feel, either way its just grade-A indie pop for any occasion. The fey lyrics make you bite your lip with joy, "I don't want to talk till 3 AM/ I don't want to hear your favorite records turned up to ten" set to the bouncy rhythm sets your head in a pleasant sway as you lose yourself to the irresistible urge to dance like a jack-ass behind the wheel or in the passengers seat granted your position in the car. In no way will "Doing All The Things That Wouldn't Make Your Parents Proud" change the face of music, its short, sweet, and another song to put on a summer playlist to see this season too its close.