Brooklyn indiepop stalwarts THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART are poised to release their new album "Days Of Abandon" - their third - on Fierce Panda. Ostensibly a creative vehicle for singing guitarist Kip Berman (and musical friends) THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART have been crafting supercool soundscapes since 2007 via a plethora of coloured vinyl 7" singles and a multitude of love letter from the blog community. It comes off the back of two critically-acclaimed records - 2009's self-titled debut and its 2011 follow-up, "Belong" - that demonstrated the group's ability to shift musical registers from bedroom pop daydreams to Alternative Nation anthems. The album was recorded at new Greenpoint studio House Under Magic which is owned by longtime THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART cohort Danny Taylor (ZaZa). Produced by Andy Savours (MY BLOODY VALENTINE, PATRICK WOLF, CLOUD BOAT) and mixed by Charlie Hugall at London's Engine Room (SWIM DEEP, FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE), "Days Of Abandon" departs from the exaggerated roar and clamor that defined the Flood-and-Alan Moulder helmed "Belong". "I didn't want to make Belonger," Berman says. "This album was a chance to step back from that universal style of songwriting to something that was far more personal, more in keeping with my original ideals. I wanted the music to be joyful and full of light, even if the subjects were often dark."