Blog: the WILD honey pie

With the release of 20092s  Manners , the debut album from a then little known, eccentric-sounding outfit by the name of Passion Pit   (@passionpit), the then Boston-based band transformed from a wonderful one-man bedroom project to celebrated indie rockstars almost instantaneously. The record's colourful, multi-angled approach towards indie/electro pop radiated an infectious, unshakeable quality that would crown it as my favourite album of the year. Their latest effort,  Gossamer , is the group's first collection of new material since then, so...no pressure right? To say that I had high hopes and expectations [...]