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The popular indie band Passion Pit.

One of the most popular new indie albums out right now is Passion Pit's Manners. After the band's Bonnaroo performance, and helped along by positive press, YouTube videos and other social media channels, Passion Pit is on the crest of a wave in popularity.

Also included in today's Monday Music Mix is a new demo from mystic rock band The Ravonettes, plus select picks off new albums by London's wildly popular alt pop band Fanfarlo (get their new album for $1 until July 4), Chicago's new and alluring experimental indie pop band A Lull, and more from Idles of Space, Lost Into The Trees and Pretty Balanced.

"Moth's Wings" - Passion Pit from Manners

"Last Dance" (demo) - The Raveonettes, demo only

"Luna" - Fanfarlo from Reservior

"Skinny Fingers" - A Lull from Ice Cream Bones

"Black Ice" - Ohbijou from Beacon

"Past Midnight" - Idles of Space from Sleeping Fractures

"Fireplace" - Lost In The Trees from All Alone in An Empty House

"Prosthetic Face Mixdown" - Pretty Balanced from Scarlet Starlet

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4 Comments:

At 7:36 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

passion pit's new cd manners is quite the disappointment. the first song "make light" is almost unbearable to listen to. lead singer, michael angelakos abuses his falsetto privileges. i'm sorry i just feel like this band is selling out.

 
At 12:50 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wouldnt say unbearable at all. They still for sure have potential. I like it.

I was listening to the album this weekend while I was listening to this band called Malbec. They are pretty legit. Check them out www.malbectheband.com and download their EP (for free)..maybe you will like them as much as i do!?

 
At 9:29 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you don't like the first track on Passion Pit's Manners then just stop there, PP is not for you. I for one enjoy Passion Pit in all their glory. I have enjoyed Passion Pit since their EP Chunk of Change and I get the same if not more enjoyment from Manners.

 
At 12:11 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

manners is probably the best CD released so far this year. i recommend it to all. every track is great

 

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The Middle East - The Recordings of the Middle East
Freelance Whales - Weathervanes
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Fountain
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Kings of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence
Foreign Born - Person To Person
Real Estate - Real Estate
Elephantom - Swim. Towards The Sun
Wiretree - Luck
Them Crooked Vultures - s/t debut
Volcano Choir - Unmap
Au Revoir Simone - Still Night,Still Light
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
The Raveonettes - In and Out of Control
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Holiday Shores - Columbus'd The Whim
Why? - Eskimo Snow
Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms
Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant
The Dead Weather - Horehound
Portugal The Man - The Satantic Satanist
Port O'Brien - Threadbare
Broken Records - Until The Earth Begins To Part
Headlights - Wildlife
Bango or Freakout - Upside Down EP
The Clean - Mister Pop
Sin Fang Bous - Clangour
Passion Pit - Manners
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
Brazos - Phosphorescent Blues
Spring Tigers - Spring Tigers EP
Sea Wolf - White Water, White Bloom
The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love
Bodies Of Work - Flyers
The XX - XX
The Black Hollies - Softly Towards The Light
Sonic Youth - The Eternal Youth
Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
Modest Mouse - No One's First and You're Next
Generationals - Con Law
BLK JKS - After Robots
White Denim - Fits/Exposion
Rodrigo y Gabriella - 11:11
Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk
Atlas Sound - Logos
The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
Califone - All of My Friends Are Funeral Singers
Taken By Trees - East of Eden
Chet - Chelsea Silver, Please Come
Julian Casablancas - Phrazes for the Young
Washed Out - Life of Leisure
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
Deer Tick - Born On Flag Day
The Clientele - Bonfires of Heath
Iron & Wine - Around The Well
Pete Doherty - Grace/Wastelands
It Hugs Back - Inside Your Guitar
Peter Bjorn and John - Living Thing
Conor Oberst & The Mustic Valley Band - Outer South
Paper Route - Absence
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Throw Me The Statue - Creaturesque
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Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
M. Ward - Hold Time
Deastro - Moondagger
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Matt & Kim - Grand
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Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
The Brakes - Touchdown
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Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight
Frightened Rabbit - Quietly Now
We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls
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Ben Kweller - Changing Horses
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
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