Alternative / Indie / Experimental
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Odd Blood (2010)
1. The Children
2. Ambling Alp
3. Madder Red
4. I Remember
5. O.N.E.
6. Love Me Girl
7. Rome
8. Strange Reunions
9. Mondegreen
10. Grizelda.
Brooklyn kings of reinvention, Yeaysayer Who describe themselves as "Enya with Bounce") dish out the playful psychedelic pop on their second album, Odd Blood. It's an incredible sprawling, electro-heavy release from the three piece. Recorded in the state of New York during 2009, Odd Blood received largely positive reviews from critics. Praise centered on its cohesive merging of genres, especially the pop-influenced rhythms.
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Big Beat / Electro / Pop
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Manners (2009)
1 Make Light
2 Little Secrets
3 Moth's Wings
4 The Reeling
5 Eyes as Candles
6 Swimming in the Flood
7 Folds In Your Hands
8 To Kingdom Come
9 Sleepyhead
10 Let Your Love Grow Tall
11 Seaweed Song
Passion Pit's mode of operation on their debut album, Manners, appears to be to juxtapose the giddiest music possible with some truly dark and self-searching lyrics. It's a classic trick that will have you singing along happily to the sound of confusion, sadness, and the torment of one man's mind. You can dig below the sweet falsetto of vocalist/songwriter Michael Angelakos, the rollicking and joyful tunes, and the glittering, shiny surfaces that the group and producer Chris Zane painstakingly create and absorb the insights and feelings of Angelakos' words or not, because the record is satisfying either way -- especially if a record that combines Animal Collective's twee-est moments, Mercury Rev's most cotton-candied jams, the paisley-fied soul of Prince, and the synth pop hookiness of New Order sounds like a good idea to you. (Mog.com)
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