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Chunk Of Change | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: Frenchkiss Records
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $6.23
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 2933
Genre: pop-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 0 Minutes
ASIN: B001G4YCO4
Release Date: September 16, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Excited for more December 6, 2008
Zelie Nic (Pittsburgh)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
There have been a lot of really good albums this year, and this ranks high among them. It is catchy, dancy, and the lyrics give you more than a typical "dance" album. Is this a dance group? I don't know. Unfortunately this all-too-brief CD will leave you wanting more, but not getting it. This is all The Passion Pit have availible at the moment.
Check out the songs on their website. I recommend "Better Things" because that's the song that got me hooked from the very first time I heard it on Sirius Radio's "Left of Centre" station.
I'm really excited to see where The Passion Pit goes.
 More than their foot in the door November 9, 2008
Matthew C. Geiger (Washington, PA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't often put much credence into an EP as a band's entrance into the musical world. But you have to start somewhere. And Passion Pit has that certain magic that I find infectious and has mass appeal. As a minor disclaimer, I'm going to echo a bit of Pitchfork's review of the album, but we often think alike.
First off, I think this album sounds just plain happy, and it does what good music is supposed to: make you think and dance all at the same time. Modern electronica never sounded so good, but it's hard to really say what their intention is with this being just an EP. It covers a lot of ground. To Passion Pit's credit, and as I discovered in my reading, this album, minus the last track, "Sleepyhead," was intended for a single person. A kind of love letter, as it were. Despite that, it communicates a message that goes beyond a single-person audience. David Bevan says it best in his Pitchfork review, "Given the notion that Angelakos initially expected just one person to really listen, the record benefits heavily from that which a lot of us look for in sound or elsewhere: emotional authenticity." Maybe it's just catching lightning in a bottle, but I find it hard to believe that such raw creativity is accidental.
As for similar musical interests, I've seen Passion Pit as being a mixture between the high-pitched, creatively sweet vocals of Postal Service with a smattering of the synths and sampling that give The Avalanches their unique personality (though, admittedly, the sampling is kept to a minimum here). But I don't want to take away from the truly authentic sound they've created. It's hardly a mash-up of already-known bands, and I think their future is wide open.
"Sleepyhead," the one song that was not intended for its single-person audience, shows a breadth of talent and construction that propels it past the previous five tracks. You are shocked awake with the "sleeping giant" quality of "I've got Your Number" and "Smile Upon Me," with their slow, easy starts that lead into cacophonous climaxes, but "Sleepyhead" makes you sit up and pay attention to just what kind of songs Passion Pit has constructed.
All in all, I've never been this impressed by an EP since TV on the Radio's "Young Liars" EP. This is a solid half hour of electronica magic. Give it a listen!
Amazing. October 4, 2008
K. Interlichia (Poughkeepsie, NY)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw them live a few weeks ago and immediately bought their album. Passion Pit is a bunch of amazing guys singing and playing this crazy amazing techno/electronic/happy music. I'm not generally into this genre, but Passion Pit is too wonderful to resist
Once you warm up to it. . .quite nice! October 4, 2008
Leif Sheppard
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Passion Pit, oh what is your angle? Is this release yet another attempt at reviving eighties electronica with a indie-moderne spin? Was CUDDLE FUDDLE really the best name for one of the best tracks on "Chunk of Change"? And, I gotta know, are you guys named after that Loverboy song?
Passion Pit remind me of contemporaries Chairlift in that their style is largely derivative of nearly any other act in their genre - but their unquestionable passion for their work shines through on certain tracks. Highlights include I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER and CUDDLE FUDDLE, which deftly weave the disjointed aesthetics of indie electronica with the finer points of pure pop music. Not sure what I mean? Just listen to the samples here.
Still, I'm not entirely sure "Chunk of Change" warrants a full-on purchase. I found only two of the six tracks worthy of purchase. Your tastes will almost assuredly vary, as I've found many prefer the track SLEEPYHEAD - which I find to be hopelessly banal. I'm in the minority on this, as there are numerous remixes floating around of this track in particular.
This EP unquestionably warrants a solid four stars, mostly because I consider CUDDLE FUDDLE and I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER among the best tracks of the year. I look forward to what's next!
Other excellent, recently-released albums with a sound similar to Passion Pit include:
"In Ghost Colours" by Cut Copy
"Oracular Spectacular" by MGMT
"Friendly Fires" by Friendly Fires
"Fancy Footwork" by Chromeo
"Kleerup" by Kleerup
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