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Passion Pit Manners Columbia / Frenchkiss Release Date: 05.19.09 You'll love this album … On the full-length debut Manners , Michael Angelakos appropriates and amplifies the elements that made Passion Pit's Chunk of Change EP a success. He remains unabashedly loyal to his shrill voice, supplementing its high-pitched yelps with infectious pop hooks and relentless energy. Emerging last fall, Angelakos was just a sensitive northeastern frat-boy penning songs to his ex-girlfriend. The winter passes and he's a boldly confident indie-star that records in fancy-studios with [...]