Passion Pit
Chunk Of Change / Frenchkiss / BUY

Caffeine-buzzed, rainbow-saddling electro pop, peppered with squelches and squeaks, tugged along by a falsetto that sounds like a marvelously mangled indie rock take on Chipmunk Soul. All. That. And. More. On Chunk of Change, the debut from Passion Pit. A stick of dynamite. A punch in the gut. A perfectly potent introduction to one of 2008’s most exciting young bands, Boston’s crown jewel, and the owners of the best song we’ve EVER HEARD THIS MONTH, “Sleepyhead.” The EP descended last week via Frenchkiss Records, and should serve as plenty more than a taste of what’s to come on next year’s full-length debut. The New York Times loves it. And so do we. And so should you.

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