Indie Boy

I found Passion Pit via Hype Machine, they were last on the most popular. Certainly far too low for such an interesting band. Do I want to listen to another Justice remix or something new and different? After investigating further, I only managed to find three tracks from them, two of which I really enjoy.

Sleepyhead – “Everything is going to the beat”, is looped into the beginning, and so it does. A mix of chimes and eastern style music, it starts off with a female vocalist reminiscent of the South Park character, Wing. The verses are stripped down to nearly nothing, except some bass drums, to keep to the beat. It builds up again for the chorus, with some great sampling and scratching. A really cool song.

Better Things – My favourite, and I cannot stop listening to this. It starts with a lo-fi recording of a young boy proclaiming the next song as “the best song you have ever heard”. Can we blame them for trying? High pitched voices and really fast scratching is mixed with 80s keyboards. There are some more great loops here (the “Oh No!” swapping out with the vocalist’s is memorable). The lyrics fit the joy of the song; “Baby don’t be unhappy! Baby don’t be sad! Better things are coming, I’ll swear there is truth in that!” and make you want to join in with the falsetto singer.

To me it’s twee mashed with dance, what are you waiting for?

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Better Things

Sleepyhead