The New Pornographers announce new album, tour with Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Indie pop supergroup The New Pornographers featuring A.C. Newman, Neko Case and Dan Bejar are back with their first new album since 2010's Together. The band will release Bill Bruisers on August 26 and the full lineup will hit the road for a big fall tour with support from the Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

The bands will wrap the tour at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Sunday, November 23. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 13, via Ticketfly for $30.

Check out the title track from Bill Bruisers via the interactive video below.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart announces spring tour

New York indie pop band The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are heading down to the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin in March and they've announced a short tour around the festival.

On the way south they'll stop at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Sunday, March 9. Eternal Summers will open. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketfly for $12.

Check out the recently released music video for the title track from the band's most recent album, 2011's Belong, below.

Win tickets to The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Cat's Cradle

New York indie pop band The Pains of Being Pure at Heart just released their sophomore album today, March 29, titled Belong. The band will hit the Cat's Cradle this Saturday, April 2. We have a pair of tickets to the show to give away as well as two limited edition lithographs for the runners up.

To enter for your chance to win, email trianglemusicblog at gmail dot com with "The Pains of Being Pure at Heart giveaway" in the subject line no later than 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 31. One entry per person, please. We will randomly select a winner and two runners up Thursday after 3 p.m.

Tickets to the show are $12 in advance, $14 day of, and are available via etix. Twin Shadow will open the show.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart announce spring tour, coming to Carrboro

Photo by Pavla Kopecna

New York based 2010 breakout band The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are hitting the road this spring and are planning to have a new album out ahead of the tour. Their sophomore release Belong is due out in late March via Slumberland Records.

The tour will bring the band to the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Saturday, April 2. Twin Shadow will open the show and tickets will go on sale soon via etix for $12.

Stream the first single from Belong titled "Heart In Your Heartbreak" below, which is available now on a 7" vinyl with the b-side "The One," which you can also stream below.

Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Surfer Blood & Hooray For Earth announce dates

An excellent trio of up-and-coming bands, The Pains of the Being Pure at Heart, Surfer Blood and Hooray For Earth are teaming up for a brief run of shows together in June. The tour will bring the fuzzed out trio of bands to the Cat's Cradle on Tuesday, June 15. Tickets for the show go on sale on Friday, April 9 via etix for $12.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart will release the new "Say No To Love" 7" on June 8. Surfer Blood released their excellent debut album Astro Coast in January. Hooray For Earth will release the MOMO EP on June 1. Download the opening track from the EP "Surrounded By Your Friends" below.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart announce fall tour, play Chapel Hill

New York's latest buzz-band, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have announced new fall tour dates that will see the band traveling North America with Cymbals Eat Guitars and The Depreciation Guild. The tour is set to stop at Local 506 in Chapel Hill on September 29. Ticket information for the show is not available yet.

Download a track from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's self-titled album below. It is out now on Slumberland Records.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Everything With You" (mp3)

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart dates:
06.18.09 - New York, NY - Cake Shop
07.10.09 - New York, NY - South Street Seaport
07.18.09 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07.20.09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo [Tickets]
07.21.09 - San Francisco, CA - The Rickshaw Stop [Tickets]
07.23.09 - Portland, OR - Backspace
07.24.09 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret [Tickets]
07.25.09 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
09.05.09 - Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs [Tickets]
09.06.09 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
09.07.09 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern [Tickets]
09.08.09 - Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium [Tickets]
09.09.09 - Madison, WI - Stage Door at the Orpheum
09.10.09 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
09.12.09 - Morrison, CO - Monolith Festival
09.13.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09.14.09 - Boise, ID - Neurolux [Tickets]
09.17.09 - Portland, OR - MFNW/Doug Fir
09.21.09 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
09.22.09 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress [Tickets]
09.24.09 - Fort Worth, TX - Lola's
09.25.09 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
09.26.09 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks [Tickets]
09.27.09 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09.28.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
09.29.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
09.30.09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
10.01.09 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
10.05.09 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church [Tickets]