Album Review: Manners by Passion Pit Clearly I’ve finished my album reviews from 2009. However, end-of-year lists inevitably point me towards some albums that passed me by during the year itself, so over the next few months I’m going to put some reviews up that are, essentially, woefully out of date. The first of these is Manners by Passion Pit. Their debut comes from the ever growing collection of groups milking the 80s for every last synth, falsetto vocal and pop-driven indie hit they can find. However, from this hefty niche Passion Pit have put together a sound that’s very much their own. Mostly this is shaped by Michael Angelakos’ relentlessly Bee Gee-esque vocal stylings, but the samples, drums and soaring melodies, not entirely dissimilar from 2008’s M83 album, Saturday=Youth also play a huge role. A good, solid debut from an album which could be really interesting in the future. Spotify link

Album Review: Manners by Passion Pit

Clearly I’ve finished my album reviews from 2009. However, end-of-year lists inevitably point me towards some albums that passed me by during the year itself, so over the next few months I’m going to put some reviews up that are, essentially, woefully out of date.

The first of these is Manners by Passion Pit. Their debut comes from the ever growing collection of groups milking the 80s for every last synth, falsetto vocal and pop-driven indie hit they can find. However, from this hefty niche Passion Pit have put together a sound that’s very much their own.

Mostly this is shaped by Michael Angelakos’ relentlessly Bee Gee-esque vocal stylings, but the samples, drums and soaring melodies, not entirely dissimilar from 2008’s M83 album, Saturday=Youth also play a huge role.

A good, solid debut from an album which could be really interesting in the future.

Spotify link

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