PASSION PIT Schallplatten & CDs

Review: We still remember when the first Passion Pit album dropped. We've probably still got the promo CD on our increasingly disorganised and - sadly - dusty shelves,. 2007, when Manners landed, was a strange time in music, and one that was as much about looking forward with fresh ideas as being unsure about to where to go next. Dance music had taken a long-overdue dive back underground, falling from mainstream popularity faster than you could say "the superclubs have closed". Indie was running out of guts and originality. Hip lost in commerciality. Passion Pit, among several other acts, were a breath of fresh air then - a hybrid sound both polished but chaotic, synth-y but live, optimistic and unapologetically big. The result was a unifying record that could bring tribes together, fittingly often defined by huge choruses comprising multiple voices crying out with emotional resonance. Don't give up, there's still plenty left that hasn't been said.