New Passion Pit Video - "The Reeling"

Although the Cambridge quintet was pretty green when Amrit and I checked out its Pianos residency last summer, kids were going apeshit for Passion Pit's synthpop hooks and helium vocals. MTV got on board during CMJ and these days a Lily cameo seems inevitable (almost there, guys). HypeM support has also been strong, but Passion Pit aren't in danger of being classified as Blog Rock. Blog Howard Jones maybe. Nevertheless, given that the Internet has them tipped for greatness, expect a backlash by summer with NME fanning the fire. And in the meantime, let's enjoy their cool new video. Think rock, paper, scissors...

Manners is out 5/18 in the UK via Columbia and 5/19 in the US via Frenchkiss. Haven't heard it yet, but it's got "Sleepyhead," so that's a start.

Passion Pit - "Sleepyhead" (MP3)

Posted at 6:02 PM by Scott in MP3, Video
Tags: Passion Pit

9 Comments

"Blog Rock"...No, the real danger is to be called corporate magazine cover rock.They don't even WANT to get better...(see auto industry, Later Night or SNL)

Posted by: Ex-Beatle Supermodel at 04/20/09 7:29 PM  | Reply
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legit

Posted by: coop at 04/20/09 7:46 PM  | Reply
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black kids 2k9

Posted by: adorno at 04/20/09 8:53 PM  | Reply
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Nothing on Chunk of Change did much for me, but this song is really really goddamn good. Sold.

Posted by: Miles at 04/20/09 8:55 PM  | Reply
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dude. this song isn't horrible, but its pretty boring isn't it? this isn't good.

Posted by: h8tr at 04/20/09 11:39 PM  | Reply
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this is infectious. i'm definitely looking forward to the album.

Posted by: 925er at 04/21/09 10:38 AM  | Reply
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They almost tripped over another hook... almost.

Posted by: Frank Drebbin at 04/21/09 11:16 AM  | Reply
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awesome fan video for sleepyhead; http://vimeo.com/3412420

Posted by: Gil at 04/27/09 5:28 PM  | Reply
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I SAW THEM!

Posted by: hannah at 09/15/09 8:43 AM  | Reply
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