At first, I wanted to dismiss Passion Pit as the newest critical darling that didn't actually make good music but only got attention because a few internet tastemakers said so. That being said, I didn't really give them a chance. I even poked fun at their appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live because of the ridiculously high register used by front man Michael Angelakos. But after hearing a few snippets of songs and being intrigued, I picked up their debut album Manners on a whim. Manners is a very fun record that goes in a lot of direction. Most of the tracks have a dancy feel to them. It would be easy to say that an album that relies heavily on synthesizers sounds like the 80s, but seriously the overall vibe of several of these songs does kind of transport you through time. This is helped by the fact that at times you can't help but recall those great 8-bit soundtracks to the Nintendo games you loved as a kid. Passion Pit's sense of melody is all over this record whether it be in the vocals or in the many memorable synth lines. Manners was recently re-released with new artwork as well as cover of the Cranberries' “Dreams” and two acoustic versions of songs from the record. The band are said to be working on album number two, hopefully due out this year. “Little Secrets” is my favorite track from the record because it easily stuck in your head. It's also cool when Angelakos gets a little help from a kids choir in the chorus.Passion Pit - "Little Secrets"
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