Passion Pit - Manners

Riding an incredible wave of hype that started after a home-made demo, originally made with the sole purpose of impressing a girl, ended up on the internet, Passion Pit first full-length album shows how much these guys are taking the most of the moment. At one point in second song "Little Secrets", a choir of kids appears chanting "higher and higher and higher" and there's no better definition to describe where they want to take us. For that, they use a no barriers approach to what can be included in their sugar-pop formula, from infectious synth lines to saccharine lyrics and melodies, falsetto voices or the aforementioned kids choir. The end result has a powerful dose of exuberance and vitality which, together with a very in-your-face attitude, totally won me over. Sweet, euphoric and excessive (in the best possible way!). (9/10)

Passion Pit - The Reeling (video)



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Passion Pit - I've Got Your Number (mp3)





"Faster and faster like the speed of our love batting a thousand"

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Two damm-fine videos for two damm-fine songs...

Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream



"Always pushing up the hill searching for the thrill of it."

This song has been the subject of an intense online loving during the last few weeks and it's so easy to understand why. Feel-good vibes, sweet grooves, a breezy chorus, all in all a perfect laid-back pop moment to soundtrack possibily any moment you'd like in your life. The video itself is a beast of its own, half enigmatic visuals, half pure crazy fun, showing how one can fit pretty much everywhere, bringing out the poetry of any moment (err, or something like that). Must see, must hear!

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Passion Pit - Sleepyhead



"Like stars burning holes right through the dark."

By the end of June, this was already one of my favourite songs of the year so far and that hasn't changed any bit. Basically, "Sleepyhead" is what happens when a group of good people come together with no other purpose in mind than celebrating the moment: euphoria, anthemic shoutings, sweaty grooves, pure ecstasy. A few months later and this brand-new video, all hand-made, emphasizes one of the best aspects of the song: its rough DIY attitude and the wonders you can achieve with simple tools and imagination. Must-see, must hear too!

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