Video: Passion Pit - The Reeling

'The Reeling' is the lead track from Passion Pit's debut album Manners, released on May 18th through Columbia. Currently the cover stars of Clash magazine, the 'Pit are set for a busy summer as indie's next big thing, 2009s hybrid of prep-boys Vampire Weekend and West Coast dudes MGMT.

PR bumpf surrounding Manners:

"A real deal album in other words, one that delivers on the blissful and bright promises of early fan favorites like “Sleepyhead.” It took nearly two months of “explosive” off-the-cuff sessions with producer Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, The Walkmen) to get there—everything was written and recorded on the fly—but 'Manners' is exactly that, an irresistible, filler-free glimpse into the mind of a man who’d like to unleash his very own Pet Sounds someday."

The Reeling is packed full of jumpy synths, beats and falsetto vocals; helped in no small part by a Justice-aping childrens choir. See the grainy, 80s inspired video below:



Lengthy North American dates are on their MySpace page right now. Thanks to the Et Musique Pour Tous blog for the image.

Intro: Passion Pit learn their Manners

Are Passion Pit 2009's answer to MGMT?

Also signed to Columbia, the Massachusetts quintet have enjoyed lots of love from salivating music bloggers since their Chunk of Change EP (listen on Spotify) arrived in September through French Kiss. Debut album Manners drops on May 18th (UK) and a day later in America (In Sound pre-order).

Propelled by the awesome 'Sleepyhead', Chuck Of Change picked up praise for its strong tunes - despite some noticeable musical pilfering going on - 'Smile Upon Me' apes LCD Soundsystem's 'All My Friends' while 'Live To Tell The Tale' is eerily similar to much on The Postal Service's Give Up.



It's unclear whether the 'Pit have the crossover capability of Andrew Van Wyngarden and Ben Goldwasser (MGMT) or the technicolour charm of Empire of the Sun. They seem to have the preppy geek chic down to a tee, but real star quality sells records.

The band tour the UK alongside Dan Le Sac in May (poster below), before playing extensively across North America in June. Dates and teaser album track 'The Reeling' are now on MySpace, watch a studio sessions video from Fader TV below.