A last look back at SLR 2025: 1 single and 10 albums. 9 new releases, 1 comp, 1 reissue. 6 albums co-released with awesome labels/pals. Continue down the thread for details, we love each and every one. So much good stuff lined up for 2026, too! slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com

If you get a text with me with “imho” just know that it’s just my honest opinion, and also…. I’m a ho.

One of my best indiepop friends gave me a gift while we were on tour that accidentally involved a large box cutter-- which I only discovered was in my bag when going through DOHA airport security. Was tempted to make a "Box Qatar" joke, but security were already ominously writing my name down, so...

PURRfect merch does exist! Now on our webshop, along with classic designs. 😹 tpobpah.printify.me

"We’re delighted to report that it remains utterly flawless... The riffs are turbo-charged, the choruses glisten with passion, and the crowd swoon at every single word... It’s a ridiculously exciting experience, embracing emotion as defiance. Twee as f*ck, all over again.” [Robin Murray, CLASH]

This tune is like that one song on a Darla Comp (you know, *that* one), a lost él records classic, or something tucked away in the "decadence" section of Other Music in 1999.... or maybe it's just a perfect pop song in 2025. Now is cool too... worldpeacedmt.bandcamp.com/track/marina

PURRfect merch does exist! Now on our webshop, along with classic designs. 😹 tpobpah.printify.me

Purrfect Right Now: shirt from the Philippines a fan in Indonesia showed us - trying to made some avail in our webshop… x

Big thanks to @undertheradar.bsky.social + Dom Gourlay! X

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Old Woollen, Leeds – Live Review louderthanwar.com/the-pains-of...

Amazing Pains of Being Pure At Heart show in Manchester shot by Jim Hobbs back in 2009. The Pains are on tour in the UK *right now* and the shows have been awesome! dates/tickets: bnds.us/gl7in0

Footage from the LEGENDARY Choroton Irish Centre show in Manchester [2009]]

GLASGOW TONIGHT [sold out] Doors 7:00 Cassie 7:30 Pains 8:30 sharp - there’s a disco after, and we have to clear out ASAP.

This is an app for sharing late night van photos, right? Somewhere in the rain outside of Liverpool.

We totally love the new Pains of Being Pure at Heart video for “Kurt Cobain’s Cardigan” // DIR: Art Boonparn, DP: Shannon McMahon. A lost Pains classic, taken from their crucial comp "Perfect Right Now." Repress coming soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=frVI...

So, so great tonight in Liverpool @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social . ‘Young Adult Friction’ alone should have made this band superstars. Check ‘em out indie kids (young & old)

Still Ruins just dropped a beautiful vid for their massively swoony single, “our penance.” If you dig Ice Choir, Prefab, or the fanciest of fancy pop, you’ll *love* this. youtu.be/s7wQe1kPVYI?...

About to leave for UK Tour! Come see us!!!! TICKETS: bnds.us/gl7in0

Here is an interview we did for our upcoming concert at Joyland Festival (Jakarta, Indonesia). x Kip

🆕 West Coast USA tour dates with @livinghour.bsky.social now on sale! Tickets: bnds.us/gl7in0

New music vid for “Kurt Cobain’s Cardigan” // DIR: Art Boonparn, DP: Shannon McMahon youtu.be/frVIu5YakvQ?...

Chris (who used to play drums in PAINS) has a new single as Vertical Man. It sounds cool, maybe you think it sounds cool? verticalman.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont...

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart are Perfect Right Now... RESTOCK of the Monorail Exclusive edition on Mint Green vinyl monorailmusic.com/product/perf... @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com excited to catch em in November!

See you in THE MOSTROCKNROLLCITYEVER Glasgow soon, Hug & Pint w/ The Cords + Stereo w/ Cassie Ramone. Both shows sold out, hope you got tix! X

CHICAGO! UK! INDONESIA! Yer cool! Tickets here: bnds.us/gl7in0

In times with all these crazy customs and astronomical shipping costs it is sometimes easier and cheaper to cross the ocean than to order online. Home from Canada, the music weekend is saved. @slumberlandrecords.com @chimeschool.bsky.social @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social @theumbrellassf.bsky.social

Here is new music from Chris Schackerman, who has played in @slumberlandrecords.com Literature and PAINS! verticalman.bandcamp.com/track/shes-t...

New limited 2-sided shirts for our sold out CHICAGO show at The Empty Bottle - art by @kevinalvir.bsky.social // 🏀 Order: tpobpah.printify.me

we are big fans, help if you can.

This is mega sweet! Thank you Anna + Kanye! <3

We're celebrating 15 years since the debut @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social album and 17 since their first ever UK show, at the Betsey Trotwood, with @pinkopaque.co.uk, All Ashore! and @sunnyintervals.bsky.social 🗓️ Sun 17 Nov 2025 📍 The Betsey Trotwood, London EC1 🎟️ wegottickets.com/event/672445

An All Ashore! show is a rare thing indeed, and look at this line up celebrating @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social's first UK tour 17 years ago! Their debut album is available on vinyl at daytriprecords.bandcamp.com/album/stayin....

Here's the poster from the first @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social UK show back in February 2008

Gwen is very cool! She helped me sell merch at Slide Away Fest (it was wild), plays in a great band called “heavenbound,” and is getting bottom surgery. Donate to her if you can www.gofundme.com/f/y7n5z3-hel...

Paint a Painbow tpobpah.printify.me/product/2127...

Super limited @bazookafestbk.bsky.social PAINS merch now up in our webshop. ❤️💙 DOUBLE SIDED PRINT HERE: tpobpah.printify.me/category/all...

In the midst of all the deserved celebration of a new generation of jangle pop bands, I want to take a moment to share one of my all time faves - their recordings never captured their greatness, but somewhere between the byrds, early primal scream and BJM, was PDX's own... COCAINE UNICORN!

Lightheaded had to cancel, so we’re gonna fill in for them! If you’re in BK August 3, it’s gonna be loads of goodness. Kleenex Girl Wonder is prolly Peggy’s favorite band ever and @slumberlandrecords laughing chimes rule and low flying birds are great and…. Just come already.

Last weekend at Indiefjord I played a set of Dylan songs at the Bjørke church with the help of Elizabeth of @allodarlin.bsky.social - here are a few pics, courtesy of Sasha Maese. Big thanks to Silja, her family, and all the volunteers for making such an other worldly event possible. X Kip

Some shots of an in-store in Phoenix in 2011. In fairness this was an out-store kinda in-store. 📸: Leah

Our @slumberlandrecords.com label mates have two great records out today the first is from @jeanines-band.bsky.social // we’ve been huge fans of Jed from the My Teenage Stride Days, but this band with Alicia is quite different and truly special. RIYL: Dear Nora, Dolly Mixture, Great Songs

Lovely delivery ❤️ @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social

I don’t know if they’re on here, but there’s a cool band called PAINT and they have a cool song called “Gift Shop” from a cool EP of the same name - they are from 🇦🇺. Give it a listen (it’s cool). paint-trains.bandcamp.com/album/gift-s...

PAINS adjacent news: I (Kip) am playing London July 8 at SJQ and Indiefjord July 12+13 in Bjørke, Norway. Tickets for London (w/ Dove Ellis) here: www.alttickets.com/the-natvral-...

Solo session for WNYU in advance of Slide Away Fest. 1. Contender 2. Ramona 3. American Teenager (cover) College Radio’s the best now and forever, thank you for having me!

“Come Saturday” (live at Mi Ami Festival, Milan 🇮🇹 2025)

Pic of us from Kilby Block Party! Shot by @emilioherce.bsky.social for @pastemagazine.bsky.social

NOVEMBER UK TOUR TICKETS: bnds.us/gl7in0

Nice interview with Peggy and Kip from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart over at Popmatters, talking about breaking up, getting back together to celebrate the 15th birthday of their debut album, and lots more. www.popmatters.com/the-pains-of... @popmatters.com @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social