Features
Friday, December 18 2009
The Best 60 Albums of 2009
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2009, highlighted by a bevy of American indie rock juggernauts, the return of a hip-hop master, and a couple of the finest voices on the planet.
Tuesday, December 8 2009
The Best Debut Albums of 2009
The best debuts are exciting not only for what they promise, but for what they deliver, too. Think of these ten albums not as what could be, but also what already is: the best debut records of 2009.
Reviews
Friday, January 22 2010
Passion Pit: 10 January 2010 - New York
Passion Pit preempts world tour by giving the audiences a reason to dance with three sold out nights in NYC.
Thursday, May 28 2009
Passion Pit: Manners
Score one for internet hype. Steeped in the tension of economic hardship and transition, but loaded with an undeniable resilience and infectious joy, Manners is a brilliantly timely and lasting electro-pop record.
Tuesday, September 23 2008
Passion Pit: Chunk of Change
Chunk of Change is confidently unassuming, full of energy and melodies so embedded they sneak up on you, but so infectious you'll find them hard to forget.
Blogs
Thursday, July 30 2009
Passion Pit - "The Reeling" (Live on Jimmy Fallon) (video)
Matt Fiander raved about Passion Pit's latest album Manners: "Score one for internet hype. Steeped in the tension of economic hardship and transition, but loaded…
Wednesday, June 3 2009
Passion Pit - "The Reeling" (Miike Snow Remix) (MP3)
We think really highly of Passion Pit here at PopMatters, having just rated the band's new album Manners an 8. Miike Snow, who has his…
Thursday, May 14 2009
Passion Pit remixed by Wallpaper - "The Reeling (remix)" (MP3)
Wallpaper already remixed Passion Pit's "Sleepyhead" (included below) and now they've tackled another tune, "The Reeling". Producer Eric Frederic explains, "the song has fantastic call…
