Blog: PopWreck(oning)

As a late Valentine's Day present for his girlfriend at the time, 21-year-old Michael Angelakos made for her what would soon be released as the Chunk Of Change EP. The E.P. eventually got a wide-release on the record label French Kiss, and, with Pitchfork and the blogosphere's support, has led to P assion Pit' s debut full-length, Manners , being one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2009. Though Passion Pit began simply as Angelakos + laptop, it is currently a five-person touring band which includes Ayad Al Adhamy [...]