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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
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Artists similar to

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

group · US · active since 2007

US indie pop band

indie popc86

In short

The artists most similar to The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are Beach House, Belle and Sebastian, Radiohead, Deerhunter and Arcade Fire, from the same indie pop and c86 circle.

Closest to The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

2 Belle and Sebastian
4 DeerhunterUS indie rock band Bandcamp ↗
5 Arcade Fire
6 The National Bandcamp ↗

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Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to The Pains of Being Pure at Heart?

The artists most similar to The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are Beach House, Belle and Sebastian, Radiohead, Deerhunter and Arcade Fire, from the same indie pop and c86 circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Beach House, Radiohead, Deerhunter, The National, Wild Nothing and The Radio Dept. have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is The Pains of Being Pure at Heart?

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is usually associated with indie pop and c86 (group · US · active since 2007), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 6 November 2026.