This'll put Manners on ya!

New York Indie pop favorites, Passion Pit are back... and this time with an album. Their EP Chunk of Change was one of the best EP's I've heard in a long while. It subsequently spent nearly three months on repeat on my music player.



The album is exactly what you'd expect from these guys. "Manners" brilliant collection of indie pop tunes in that certain indie style you get from having three people playing keyboards at the same time. There's definitely some awesome songs, "Little Secrets" is one of my favorites, and only one song, "Sleephead", made it from the EP to the LP. It seems to me that is has been re-produced in a subtly different way (if I'm imagining this, which is a distinct possibility, do tell me). There's a few more slower, more introspective songs, like "Swimming in the Flood", to contrast all their usual upbeat stuff you've come to expect.

One song I do not like, is "The Reeling", the single off the album. It sounds like something off the soundtrack to a movie in the 1980's. It just seems to be lacking in that originality that I love from these guys.

Head over to their Myspace page to hear some of the lovely tracks...

In The Pits

All the way over the water, in a little place called Cambridge, Massachusetts there is a little known band you may not have heard of yet, but you will soon... Passion Pit. I came across their EP, Chunk of Change over the weekend and have fallen in love with it.



It's a wonderful mix of indie and that certain 80's electro-pop sound. It's like going back in time, but into the future. I know that doesn't make sense, but listen to their music and you'll understand. They're signed to Frenchkiss Records, a cool little indie label in New York, best known for signing The Hold Steady. Keep an eye on Passion Pit, they might just be the one of the best new indie bands around this year.

Much thanks to Oliver Lopeno for the photo and if you have some spare time, check out his awesome website and awesome music taste.