Live: Passion Pit at the Olympia Theatre

Woo, Passion Pit have lined up yet another Irish date. They'll be returning to Dublin to play the Olympia Theatre on the 13th of March 2010 (that's a Sunday, so no unlucky Friday 13th nonsense). if you haven't had the chance to check them out live before, I suggest you do as soon as possible. Next March maybe?

Tickets are priced at €21 and go on sale this Thursday, the 5th, at 9 a.m.

Watch Passion Pit - 'The Reeling':

Setlist: Passion Pit, Oxegen, Saturday 11 July 2009

Passion Pit played the Hot Press New Bands Stage on Saturday and truly were one of the highlights of the festival for those who were in the know.

Setlist:
Eyes as Candles
Little Secrets
The Reeling
Sleepyhead
Smile Upon Me
Let Your Love Grow Tall

Stream: Passion Pit - Manners

One of the best new albums in a while gets its US release today, and AOL/Spinner has the full album stream. You can also buy it on Amazon for $2.99 for today only. They're set to play Lattitude and Bestival in the UK this summer, before returning to Ireland in September.

Stream:
http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/1

Buy:
http://www.amazon.com/Manners/dp/B0027D4ADG/ref=nosim/%20frenchkissrec-20/

Download: Dan Black - Symphonies (Passion Pit remix)

Just want to highlight this excellent remix from Passion Pit for Dan Black's 'Symphonies', a song previously known as 'HYPNTZ'. You'll remember I had that up sometime last year, but wires were crossed somewhere and I had to take it down. Hopefully the same won't happen here.

Note to Labels: If you do see something of yours here that you didn't authorise, let me know so I can tell you where it came from and show that I was actually given permission for it by someone!

Anyhow,
Download:
Dan Black - 'Symphonies' (Passion Pit Remix)

Stream: Passion Pit - Manners

One of the albums of 2009 (yes, I'm saying it already), Passion Pit's Manners is the follow-up to their excellent Chunk of Change EP from last year. Have a listen to it to see what I mean, and check my archives for some other downloads and stuff.

Stream it in full here:
http://www.myspace.com/passionpitjams

Also, Wallpaper have remixed two of the tracks from Manners, which you can download here:
Passion Pit - 'The Reeling' (Wallpaper Remix)
Passion Pit - 'Sleepyhead' (Wallpaper Dio remix)

I've also got a Shuttle remix of 'The Reeling':
Passion Pit - 'The Reeling' (Shuttle Remix)

Watch: Passion Pit - The Reeling

I get more excited for the new Passion Pit album each and every day.

Manners Tracklisting :
1.Make Light
2.Little Secrets
3.Moth’s Wings
4.The Reeling
5.Eyes As Candles
6.Swimming In The Flood
7.Folds In Your Hands
8.To Kingdom Come
9.Sleepyhead
10.Let Your Love Grow Tall
11.Seaweed Song

Watch 'The Reeling':


More info:
www.myspace.com/passionpitjams

Stream: Passion Pit - The Reeling

Passion Pit's debut record is just two months away. Have you not heard the hype by now? If you haven't, I'll give you lots of hyperbole to get your attention. No actually, I'll just let you listen to a song from the upcoming Manners LP (due out May 19th).

They return to play the Academy on the 7th of May. It's bound to be another sellout show.

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

Here's 'The Reeling':


More info:
http://www.myspace.com/passionpitjams

Live: Passion Pit at the Academy

Were you at that gig last week with Hockey? Amazing. I can't wait for Hockey to come back to ireland. They should be massive. As should the band they supported, Passion Pit. Passion Pit return to Dublin to play the Academy on May 7th.

Tickets are priced €15.50 and go on sale on Friday (the 13th - another Friday the 13th, we're getting screwed in 2009!)

Live: Passion Pit at Whelan's

Believe the hype. It's right!

Passion Pit (one of 2009's most hyped bands) will play Dublin's Whelan's on March 1st. Tickets cost €15 (not three shabby), and go on sale this Wednesday. Speaking of Wednesday, don't forget to check out the excellent Kanyu Tree, who are putting on a free show at 8 p.m.

Watch 'Smile Upon Me':

Lists: BBC Sound of 2009 Announced

Blackpool electro-poster Little Boots has been announced today as the BBC Sound of 2009, following in the footsteps of Adele, Mika, and... Corinne Bailey Rae.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7814304.stm

1. Little Boots
2. White Lies (above)
3. Florence and the Machine
4. Empire of the Sun
5. La Roux
6. Lady GaGa
7. VV Brown
8. Kid Cudi
9. Passion Pit
10. Dan Black

Watch her single 'Meddle' from last year to see what the fuss is about:


Alternatively have a look at my own tips for 2009:
http://swearimnotpaul.blogspot.com/2009/01/upcoming-brilliance-sound-of-2009.html

Upcoming Brilliance: Sound of 2009

Forget about BBC's Sound of 2009 (although that'll make for a great read next week), this is where it's all happening. These are the acts you need to hear in 2009. Well, this is what I think anyway... (they're in alphabetical order, so no-one is above another)

Broken Records
Broken Records are a Scottish band that are miles better than Glasvegas, if only because they've a cello, violin, trombone and mandolin. Yet they remain a rock band. Oh and someone has called them the Scottish Arcade Fire. Not a bad comparison. Glorious. I cannot wait for their debut album, as new single 'Lies' and 'If The News Make You Sad, Don't Watch It' are both tremendous.
New single 'Lies':

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brokenrecordsedinburgh

Fiction Family
Punch Brothers were the must-hear Nickel Creek offshoot of 2008 led by Chris Thile, but 2009 will be the year of Sean Watkins. His band, formerly known as The Real Sean Jon release their debut record at the end of this month (the 20th) on Dave Matthews' ATO Records. Check out their new single 'When She's Near':

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/fictionfamily

Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine are going to be massive in 2009. You mark my words. Of all the people I list here, no-one else will probably rise so rapidly. It's amazing that you haven't heard of her already. Oh wait you have? And what song? Of course, the excellent 'Kiss With A Fist'

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/florenceandthemachinemusic

Mr Hudson
Kanye West's latest protege will be just like Estelle, A-Track and John Legend - massive. This man knows music. Kanye knows more about music than most PR men. And he'll tell you so. Similarily, he'll tell you how brilliance Mr Hudson is. And every time he says something like that about someone other than himself, you just have to stand up and listen.
'Picture of You':

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/mrhudson

Mumford and Sons
The best new live act I saw in 2008 wasn't even the full band. It was just band leader Marcus by himself, supporting Laura Marling at Whelan's, and he was fantastic. Forget about Noah and the Whale, this is the future of British pop-folk.
'White Blank Page':
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
80s pop along the line of A Flock of Seagul..well, maybe not them. But the kind of music that used to be on the radio when it was good. They've a horrible name, but they make enchanting music. 'Everything with You':

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thepainsofbeingpureatheart

Passion Pit
This band are on every list. And it's no wonder why. They're fantastic. I've talked about them numerous times on this blog, and I'm not about to stop any time soon. Expect them to crop up on a lot of end-of-year lists too. 'Sleepyhead':

MySpace: www.myspace.com/passionpitjams

Jay Jay Pistolet
It's not fair that people born much later than me are succesful. What will be fair, however, is the success of Jay Jay Pistolet. He's been around since 2007 and really should've released an album last year, so hopefully he'll finally do it in 2009. 'We Are Free':

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/jayjaypistolet

Also be on the lookout for VV Brown, White Lies, and John Mayer.

Yes, that John Mayer. If he does release an album in 2009 (and I hope to God it does), he'll be huge. The publicity has already been done. He's probably the best young guitarist I've ever seen. His work with John Mayer Trio is impeccable. Just watch this, if you don't believe me:

Download: Passion Pit remix winners

Earlier this month Passion Pit had a contest looking for artists to remix their excellent 'Sleepyhead'. White Sirens of Burr and Wallpaper were the two winners. LOL BOYS, Elijah Beat Generation and Clack Singles Club were runners-up.

You can download them all, and check out some photos of the celebratory gig here:
http://www.fotpnyc.com/blog/?p=154

Download: Passion Pit - Sleepyhead

I must admit I am a fan of press releases. I like it when my inbox has loads of emails when I check it around midday. I love being popular.

I also love people who are like Randy Newman. Passion Pit are heavily influenced by him. The legend. Passion Pit's album Chunk of Change was released yesterday, and is a short seven song EP.

You can stream the whole EP here:
http://spinner.aol.com/artists/new-releases-full-cds?defaultTab=11
and alternatively download 'Sleepyhead' here:
Passio Pit - 'Sleepyhead'