Passion Pit Sign To Frenchkiss, Wow Pitchfork With Debut EP

July 27, 2008, 06:10 PM

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Cambridge-based pop crew Passion Pit have signed to Frenchkiss Records, the home to Brooklyn art punks Les Savy Fav and San Francisco folk-rock duo The Dodos. The band is currently preparing its debut EP for the label. Chunk of Change, due September 16th, serves as a brief but effective introduction to the madcap pop sensibilities of prime Pitter Michael Angelakos, the creator of what Pitchfork calls “a glistening array of woozy textures that call to mind both the atmospheric twee-scapes of A Sunny Day in Glasgow and the ecstatic seaside fantasias of Air France.” Head here to read their full write-up of the first advance track from Change, “Sleepyhead,” a shimmering bounce-off that calls to mind the bubbly synth work of Giorgio Moroder and the wide-eyed optimism of Cloud Cult.

Download and Share Passion Pit’s “Sleepyhead” from Chunk of Change EP [Frenchkiss Records]
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In other news, Passion Pit have booked an August residency at Pianos in New York City. Playing as a five piece live, Angelakos and company have already blown away audiences opening up for Death Cab For Cutie, Girl Talk, and These New Puritans, all the while impressing the indie rock denizens of Boston enough to land them the covered Best New Local Act of 2008 nod in the WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll.

08-13 New York, NY - Pianos
08-20 New York, NY - Pianos
08-27 New York, NY - Pianos

Chunk of Change Tracklist:

01. I've Got Your Number
02. Smile Upon Me
03. Cuddle Fuddle
04. Live to Tell the Tale
05. Better Things
06. Sleepyhead

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For More Information:
MySpace.com - passion pit - CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Big Beat / Soul / Pop - www.myspace.com/passionpitjams

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