Yes, the name is so twee, it was probably lifted from some emo kid's Hello Kitty diary. But make no mistake: This quartet's exciting debut is a dark bodice-ripper for the buttoned-up-cardigan set. Blanketed in dreamy Jesus and Mary Chain-inspired noise-pop and fuzzy boy/girl harmonies, the Pains whisper tales of incest and library-stack hook-ups with vaguely British drollery. Recounting student-teacher indiscretions on "The Tenure Itch," frontman Kip Berman sings, "He says your thoughts need form/But your form's not hard to find."