Friday, March 27, 2009

BAND TO WATCH: PASSION PIT

Passion Pit are an up-and-coming indie pop/electro group from Cambridge, Massachusetts. After stirring up a buzz last fall with their Chunk of Change EP, the band is gearing up to release their debut full-length on May 19th via Sony/French Kiss. Produced by Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, The Walkmen), the record, titled Manners, is for fans of Animal Collective, MGMT, Hot Chip or Matt & Kim.

Check out the band's video for "Sleepyhead" below, as well as their upcoming tour dates and track listing.



Manners Track List
01 Make Light
02 Little Secrets
03 Moths Wings
04 The Reeling
05 Eyes As Candles
06 Swimming In The Flood
07 Folds In Your Hands
08 To Kingdom Come
09 Sleepyhead
10 Let Your Love Grow Tall
11 Seaweed Song


Tour Dates:

05-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso - London Calling Festival
05-04 Berlin, Germany - Knaak Klub
05-06 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
05-07 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
05-11 Manchester, UK - Manchester Moho
05-12 Sheffield, UK - Leadmill
05-13 London, UK - Heaven
05-14 Southampton, UK - Southampton Orange Rooms
05-15 Brighton, UK - Great Escape Festival
05-16 Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
05-23 George, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival
05-24 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
05-26 San Francisco, CA - Bimbos
05-28 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
05-29 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
05-30 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
06-02 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
06-03 Austin, TX - Emos
06-04 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
06-05 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
06-06 Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn
06-08 Richmond, VA - The National
06-09 Washington, DC - Black Cat
06-11 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-13 Covington, KY - Mad Hatter
06-14 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
06-17 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
06-18 Boston, MA - Paradise
06-19 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
06-20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
07-04 Malsaucy, France - Eurockeennes
09-11 Isle of Wight, UK - Bestival

0 comments: