Belong (The Pains of Being Pure at Heart album)

In an interview with Pitchfork, vocalist and guitarist Kip Berman explained that the band "wanted the songs to exist in an immediate and instinctual place." He continued: ==Release==

In February 2011, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart announced that the album would be titled Belong. On March 10, 2011, the full album was made available to stream on the band's website. Belong was officially released on March 29, 2011, by Slumberland Records. and "Belong" on March 7, 2011. A third single, "The Body", was released on July 25, 2011. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart performed "Heart in Your Heartbreak" on the March 23, 2011 episode of Late Show with David Letterman. In April and May 2011, the band embarked on a tour of the United States in promotion of Belong, on which they were supported by the musician Twin Shadow. Throughout the rest of the year, they toured Europe and the United States. In 2012, the band performed in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore for the St Jerome's Laneway Festival, and toured Asia. On April 21, 2012, the band released Acid Reflex, a four-track EP consisting of remixes of songs from Belong, for Record Store Day. ==Critical reception==

Belong was received positively by music critics. It earned a score of 76 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", on the review aggregation website Metacritic. ==Track listing==

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart • Kip Berman – guitar, vocals • Kurt Feldman – drums, percussion • Christoph Hochheim – guitar • Alex Naidus – bass, backing vocals • Peggy Wang – keyboards, vocals Production • James Brown – engineering, production on "Too Tough" • John Catlin – assistance (mixing) • Flood – production, recording • Joe LaPorta – mastering • Darren Lawson – engineering • Emily Lazar – mastering • Catherine Marks – engineering (mixing) • Atsuo Matsumoto – assistance (New York recording sessions) • Alan Moulder – mixing • Drew Smith – assistance (London recording sessions) • Adam Tilzer – assistance (New York recording sessions) Design • Winston Chmielinski – front cover artwork • Pavla Kopecna – photography • Michael Schulman – layout ==Charts==