Pity Sex are an American alternative rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. The band formed in 2011, and released two studio albums – Feast of Love (2013) and White Hot Moon (2016) – prior to their split. The band combined elements of indie rock, shoegaze, dream pop and noise rock in their music, and were described by Pitchfork as "post-coital pop-punk". The band announced its reunion in 2022, as part of the Sound & Fury festival line-up.

Having formed and recorded a demo in 2011, eventually releasing it as a split cassette with Brave Bird, Pity Sex would go on to release their debut EP, Dark World a year later on Forward Records to positive reviews.

In 2013 the band released their debut album, Feast of Love, on Run For Cover Records. Following the band signing to Run For Cover Records the Dark World EP would also be re-released through Run For Cover Records. 2014 saw them touring with labelmates Adventures, Basement, and Tigers Jaw, among others. In September of that year, the band also toured Australia for the first time. In October 2014, the band released a split EP with Adventures, with each band's side featuring one original song and one cover. Pity Sex chose to cover the Pixies' "Gigantic". Guitarist Brennan Greaves helped to create the artwork, in collaboration with Kimi Hanauer of Adventures. In the summer of 2015, the band completed a US tour with punk rock band Ceremony. It was around this time that recording for their next album would be completed.

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