The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Jungle Indie Rock

Articles | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. Dia de la Musica Festival Madrid. June 18, 2011

by Mar

I am waiting for the concert to begin, seating down on the shade, on the floor by the wall, when Christoph Hochheim jump over my feet trying to get the stage. I can’t believe what has just happened, but this is the magic of El Día de La Música in Madrid. Bands and public meet in a friendly and calm atmosphere.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is one of the biggest attractions of the festival. Relatively unknown in our country, their music is getting popular by days while fans and media focus all their senses on them. And they don’t disappoint.

The sound is great, impeccable guitars, very good tracks, but there is still something that doesn’t convince me on this band. The singer voice is very weak. A voice that sounds like a sweet whisper on the studio record doesn’t make sense on this powerful live.

People compare him with The Smith’s style, but one thing is Morrissey’s eccentricities on the voice and another thing is a voice that seams to don’t come out of the body. It is a shame that their delightful melodies, guided by strong drums and rhythmical guitars, make such a big contrast with a voice that it is almost imperceptible.

It is very cool to praise bands that are good, bands that everybody say that are good, but just because of this, and with the highest regard to a own style (with the influences already remarked), they should take care over something so essential as the voices are.

Or may be I am totally wrong, and this is exactly the success of this band, that in any case I like it very much and they made me to enjoy a great gig.