Saturday, June 6, 2009

This Week's Featured Artist: Passion Pit

Okay, I completely <3 Passion Pit (Thanks 101x Staff Pick!).

About 6 weeks ago I was listening to the local radio while at work and I heard Passion Pit's Sleepyhead from their newly released Album Manners. It impressed me, now y'all don't know me all that well yet, but really I am not easily impressed.

Musically, Passion Pit is a fanciful stew of sound. A dash of Prince, a pinch of Kate Bush, a sprinkle of Modest Mouse, let it simmer for a bit and voila! You have Manners.

For as upbeat and charming as the music is, Michael Angelakos' lyrics are pretty deep. Going beyond the surface of the music, the songs made me think. For me that's the sign of a truly good bit of music. I enjoy Passion Pit, and I hope you will too.

I'm featuring three songs on the show tonight.
Sleepyhead and The Reeling from Manners and Better Things from the Chunk of Change EP.

See you all later tonight!

The Pencil Neck

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