A few weeks ago, when I wrote about the Pains of Being Pure at Heart’s new single, “Young Adult Friction,” I said “The tune has a hazy, nostalgic quality, so here’s hoping the band makes a sun-bleached Super 8 video to go along with it.” The video for “Young Adult Friction” was released today, and although it isn’t sun-bleached (since it takes place inside), it was shot with an old-school film camera, with washed out colours, missing frames, and plenty of weird flashed of light. So I’m going to claim a win on this one.
It’s a cool retro tune on an album full of cool retro tunes. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart’s sound is pure summer, with jangling guitars and warm, shoegaze harmonies—it keeps sounding better and better as the weather heats up, so I’m bound to keep raving about it for the next few months.
Check out the video here, courtesy of Pitchfork.
mp3: “Young Adult Friction”
It’s a cool retro tune on an album full of cool retro tunes. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart’s sound is pure summer, with jangling guitars and warm, shoegaze harmonies—it keeps sounding better and better as the weather heats up, so I’m bound to keep raving about it for the next few months.
Check out the video here, courtesy of Pitchfork.
mp3: “Young Adult Friction”
