Safe From Harm

Anecdote

I really hope it doesn't end like this
Dancing to a Latin crawl
With someone who doesn't know my name
Under a dusty mirrorball..

In a basement underneath a shop
Like vampires for a fight
When if they don't get you by 2 O'clock
Then it's a hungry Friday night..

Chorus
If you've got a pulse, got a pulse then you fit the bill,
If you've got a heart then they're going in for the kill
Try to escape, try to escape
But you'll never get far and that's just the way that it goes..

I really hope it doesn't end like this 
If the future of love is bleak
When if they don't get you on the dancefloor
It's murder at the seats..

Laughing loudly as they drink and talk,
Flirt and dance and sing
Come the morning in the small, small hours
They put back their rings..

Chorus

That's just the way that it goes..

pulse

Watch the video for Slow Trains here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7CwgObJ1NY


We ride the slow train through the suburbs,
Opposite me you look back.
We ride the slow train through the suburbs,
Inbetween we'll watch time go by..

Life goes quicker than it did before now,
September gave way to rain,
I don't care it just is the way,
Watching you rolling through the suburbs..

Change
Riding so slow
We watch through windows
At street life below
We come then we go..

We ride the slow train through the suburbs
Opposite me you look back,
Let's ride the slow train to the country,
Inbetween we'll watch time go by..

slow trains

Recorded live at Abbey Lane Studios in Derby this is the acoustic version of Slow Trains.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7CwgObJ1NY

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/slow-trains-single/id599963245


Slow Trains (Acoustic)

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Not content to rest on the laurels of having one of the best and most talked-about albums of 2009, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are back with four brand-new songs that do what the band does best – breathe fresh life into indie-pop with their exuberance, charm and of course quality tunes.

“Higher Than The Stars” races along on arpeggiated keyboards and quickly strummed guitars, a perfect pop nugget that could be ripped from Robert Smith's songbook. Its unstoppable energy is pure Pains, though, and we expect to see a lot of ear-to-ear grins when the band busts this one out on tour. “103” has quickly become a favorite of the Pains’ live set and it’s easy to hear why. A fizzing slice of summertime noise-pop with all the melody, fuzz and fun you've come to expect from The Pains and a snazzy little stun-guitar solo to boot.

“Falling Over” has also become a staple of the band's live sets and shows a new side of the band. A brooding synth-led tune that recalls New Optimist touchstones like Orange Juice and Aztec Camera, “Falling Over” is as yearning, lovelorn and dreamy as pop gets, and an excellent addition to The Pains' canon. “Twins” turns up the fuzz, a mid-tempo rocker with a sing-along chorus and catchy-as-heck guitar lead as the hook. This is quintessential Pains of Being Pure At Heart -- slot it into a mix tape between Teenage Fanclub and an old Lilys song and you'll be happy as a clam.
Rounding out the EP is an incredible Balearic dub-disco remix from ace UK producers Saint Etienne. Spacey yet totally danceable, the Saint Etienne remix is certain to burn up the dancefloor.

"Higher Than The Stars" is the start of the next chapter for The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and it looks to be just as exciting as the first. Look for the band supporting this EP with a coast-to-coast tour in September.

“What distinguishes POBPAH from the rest of their modern peers is a sense of craft located in the sweet spot between willful amateurism masking incompetence and not gumming things up with bells and whistles.” – Pitchfork (Best New Music)

“...it's much more than the sum of its parts and too effortlessly effervescent to be studied. Pure indie-pop to hold close to your heart.” – NME

“Can we wait for life to save us in the ways that a band like the Pains of Being Pure at Heart are saving indie pop?” – Dusted

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Higher Than The Stars

English Singles are a staple of Sacramento, CA's excellent DIY pop/punk scene. Featuring members of local legends The Bananas, Nar and Bright Ideas, English Singles mine a rich tradition of DIY pop that stretches from Swell Maps and The Television Personalities through to The McTells and The Sea Lions. Scratchy and home-made (but NOT lo-fi!), English Singles take pop back to the basics of catchy tunes, urgent guitars and sing-along choruses. Their live shows are frenetic and impassioned, with lead Single Scott Miller often seen wading into the crowd for some quality face-time with the fans.

Following up two fine singles on Slumberland and Squirmy, English Singles are back with this excellent three song EP. "Ordinary Girls" is a fine mid-tempo tune with a stick-in-your-head vocal melody and ace 12-string guitar leads. "Bitter End" is one of the band's earliest songs and live favorite, full of jittery guitars and rough-and-ready drums. The EP is rounded out by "Rain," a perfect slice of power-pop that clocks in at a brisk 1:53 but doesn't sacrifice anything in terms of energy, melody or excitement.


English Singles - Ordinary Girls

It's all a bit DIY..

anaesthetics formed in Manchester in March 2012 and are Laura Smith (Vocals/Percussion), Martin Stanier (Vocals/Keyboards) and Mathew Shepherd (Drums/Vocals)

Slow Trains is our first single (released on our own Dead Electric Co.Label):

“No 50 of 100 Songs of the Year 2012” Bloodbuzzed blog

“an ultra-catchy tune full of lovely guitar lines and one chorus to die for, all with the A+++ of the boy/girl vocals”  Songsmith blog

"To-die-for male and female harmonization make this song an indie dream – like The xx, only with a more gritty, less polished feel. Anaesthetics are definitely bringing something new to the table and I love it." Rock N Roll In My Soul blog

Slow Trains (Acoustic)

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