Days of Abandon

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 6.6/10{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/6372/The-Pains-Of-Being-Pure-At-Heart-Days-Of-Abandon.aspx |title=Days Of Abandon by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=March 3, 2021}}

| MC = 69/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/days-of-abandon/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart |title=Days of Abandon by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Reviews and Tracks |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=March 3, 2021}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/days-of-abandon-mw0002627928 |title=Days of Abandon – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=March 3, 2021 |last=Sendra |first=Tim}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = C{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart-dials-down-the-noise-a-1798180449 |title=The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart dials down the noise and settles for dull |website=The A.V. Club |date=May 13, 2011 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |last=Mincher |first=Chris}}

| rev3 = Consequence

| rev3score = B−{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2014/05/album-review-the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart-days-of-abandon/ |title=Album Review: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Days of Abandon |website=Consequence |date=May 14, 2014 |access-date=May 14, 2014 |last=Geffen |first=Sasha}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/29/pains-of-being-pure-at-heart-days-of-abandon-review-tpobpah |title=The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Days of Abandon review – sweet but a little too limp |newspaper=The Guardian |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |last=Gibsone |first=Harriet}}

| rev5 = The Irish Times

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart-days-of-abandon-1.1805420 |title=The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Days of Abandon |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=May 23, 2014 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |last=Keane |first=Brian}}

| rev6 = Mojo

| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |title=The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Days of Abandon |magazine=Mojo |issue=248 |date=July 2014 |last=Aston |first=Martin |page=95}}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7score = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart/15357 |title=The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – 'Days Of Abandon' |website=NME |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605050941/http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart/15357 |archive-date=June 5, 2014 |url-status=dead}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8score = 7.5/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19335-the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart-days-of-abandon/ |title=The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Days of Abandon |website=Pitchfork |date=May 16, 2014 |access-date=September 29, 2014 |last=Thompson |first=Paul}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9score = 7/10{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2014/05/pains-days-of-abadon/ |title=The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Pump Fresh Blood into 'Days of Abandon' |website=Spin |date=May 15, 2014 |access-date=March 3, 2021 |last=Turner |first=David}}

| rev10 = Under the Radar

| rev10score = 8/10{{cite web |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/days_of_abandon/ |title=The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Days of Abandon (Yebo Music) |website=Under the Radar |date=May 12, 2014 |access-date=May 14, 2014 |last=Trunick |first=Austin}}

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Under the Radar reviewer Austin Trunick found Days of Abandon to be reminiscent of "jangle-centric" 1980s music, "somewhere between The Smiths and The Cure's bouncier hits." Sasha Geffen of Consequence of Sound wrote that the album was "more deliberately articulated" than previous releases by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, comparing its musical style to those of The New Pornographers and Interpol. In a joint review by 10 Sonic Seducer writers, the album was compared to the music of The Cure, The Smiths, and New Order, while also being criticized for being too shallow.{{cite magazine |title=Soundcheck |magazine=Sonic Seducer |volume=21 |issue=7 |year=2014 |last1=Vogel |first1=Thomas |last2=Schäfer |first2=Torsten |last3=Abresche |first3=Thomas |last4=Karstedt |first4=Jörn |last5=Duchateau |first5=Yvonne |last6=Reinbold |first6=Kai |last7=Pilgrim |first7=Thomas |last8=Gnuch |first8=Kym |last9=Rössler |first9=Erik |author10=Medusa |page=81 |language=de}}

{{Track listing

| title1 = Art Smock

| writer1 = Kip Berman

| length1 = 2:16

| title2 = Simple and Sure

| writer2 = {{hlist|Berman|Kurt Feldman}}

| length2 = 3:28

| title3 = Kelly

| writer3 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman|Kelly Pratt}}

| length3 = 3:03

| title4 = Beautiful You

| writer4 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman}}

| length4 = 6:10

| title5 = Coral and Gold

| writer5 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman}}

| length5 = 3:39

| title6 = Eurydice

| writer6 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman}}

| length6 = 4:18

| title7 = Masokissed

| writer7 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman}}

| length7 = 3:23

| title8 = Until the Sun Explodes

| writer8 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman}}

| length8 = 2:26

| title9 = Life After Life

| writer9 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman|Pratt}}

| length9 = 4:01

| title10 = The Asp at My Chest

| writer10 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman|Pratt}}

| length10 = 4:14

| total_length = 36:58

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{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Impossible

| writer11 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman|Pratt}}

| length11 = 4:04

| title12 = Summer of Dreams

| writer12 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman|Pratt}}

| length12 = 3:29

| title13 = The Real World

| writer13 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman|Pratt}}

| length13 = 4:41

| total_length = 49:12

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Impossible

| writer11 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman|Pratt}}

| length11 = 4:04

| title12 = Summer of Dreams

| writer12 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman|Pratt}}

| length12 = 3:29

| title13 = The Real World

| writer13 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman|Pratt}}

| length13 = 4:41

| title14 = Poison Touch

| writer14 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman}}

| length14 = 3:48

| title15 = Kelly

| note15 = Winter Station demo

| writer15 = {{hlist|Berman|Feldman|Pratt}}

| length15 = 2:53

| total_length = 55:53

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Days of Abandon |others=The Pains of Being Pure at Heart |publisher=Yebo Music |year=2014 |id=YEBO 001 |type=liner notes}}

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

• Kip Berman – guitar, lead vocals
• Kurt Feldman – drums, percussion, synthesizer, programming, backing vocals
• Alex Naidus – bass

Additional musicians

• Jen Goma – lead vocals on "Kelly" and "Life After Life", backing vocals
• Kelly Pratt – horns
• Andy Savours – programming, additional synthesizer

Production

• Charlie Hugall – mixing
• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• Joe Rodgers – assistance (mixing)
• Andy Savours – production
• Danny Taylor – assistance (production)

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• {{Discogs master|687052|Days of Abandon}}

{{The Pains of Being Pure at Heart}}

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