Tagged: passionpit + littletalks

I now present the top 3 finalists for this year's "Home" award.  Appropriately named after Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' hit song of the same name — a song so good, it's impossible to hate, even when it's overplayed and overused. In 3rd place, Of Monsters And Men with their hit "Little Talks". Having already conquered their homeland over the last couple of years, 2012 saw this six-piece from Iceland conquer North America and beyond.  The band's debut LP, [...]

• Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks
• Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (Passion Pit Remix)
• Passion Pit - Take A Walk

I know there’s been a lot of Passion Pit posts lately, and there is no sign of them stopping. The group have now remixed Of Monsters and Men gigantic smash, “Little Talks”. This sounds nothing like the original. and is made into a dizzying electronic enchantment. In other words, wonderful.  Passion Pit have impressed with their remix work in the past, especially with their Ok Go, “This Too Shall Pass” remix a few years back.  Their quickly establishing themselves as one of the go to bands for excellent revisions.

I've heard a few Passion Pit remixes over the years, but this complete reinvention of the indie-folk tune "Little Talks" - from Of Monsters And Men, the creators of TWJ's No. 7 album of 2012 (So Far) - might just take the cake. What happens when you put a pumping synth-line and heartbeat-like drum loop [...]

Icelandic six piece pop folk band and presumably Steinbeck fans, Of Monsters and Men have been getting a lot of attention on the radio and coffee shops for their crowd pleasing hit single "Little Talks," and it seems the song's domination can now extend even to the dance floor, thanks to Passion Pit 's typically driving and bouncy remix treatment. Don't forget, Passion Pit's new album, Gossamer is out July 24th. Of Monsters and Men's [...]