The buzz surrounding the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart is quickly growing into a shrill forcefield of backlash—the NYC band played 10 shows at SXSW and has bloggers babbling about its Creation Records collection—but we’re here to help. Don’t be that guy/girl who still hasn’t heard the Arctic Monkeys. (I see that dude in the mirror every day.) Here’s the best song from the Pains’ self-titled album.
“Young Adult Friction” from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (download):