Ramshackle indie rock duo Secret Music builds their frenetic pop around simple, catchy synth or guitar lines, and that's the basis of their single, "T.O.Y.S." The video, directed by TV Carnage, piles…   Read Story »

For the Passion Pit faithful, and given the blown-out audio quality perhaps only for said faithful, here are live clips of two songs that will presumably appear on the band's Manners followup:…   Read Story »

We're on the other side of CMJ now, which you could probably tell by the uptick in the music news cycle, or by some bloggers' (could be any bloggers, no way to know who I am talking about) bleary…   Read Story »

How did you celebrate July 4th? On a rooftop BBQ listening to our summer mix? Maybe you stayed in and watched old episodes of Hoarders on Roku? Maybe I stayed in and did that. There is no way to…   Read Story »

New York just became the 6th largest state to approve same-sex marriage. Yes! The Senate bill passed 33-to-29, Governor Cuomo signed the measure shortly after, and the law goes into effect in 30…   Read Story »

Passion Pit have transformed Hot Sauce Committee Pt, 2's lead single "Make Some Noise" into a particularly sunny summertime song, one that suits the album's colorful cover art better than the…   Read Story »

It was a breakout year for British beatmaker Gold Panda, whose remixes and singles rippled around 2009 and whose debut full-length Lucky Shiner was one of this year's finest. When live, he summons…   Read Story »

Lasers, Giant eye balloons, LCD skyscrapers and a sold out Staples Center provided the environment for a full on rock show by Muse, with an opening set from Passion Pit.   Read Story »

Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos tackles Smashing Pumpkins melancholy, melodramatic "Tonight, Tonight" for Levi's Pioneer series. Previously we heard Dirty Projectors cover Dylan, and The Shins do…   Read Story »

Tokyo Police Club and Passion Pit are often tour mates, and probably mixtape mates for a great deal of love-starved pubescents. Both bands capture teen regret and anxiety with pitch perfect (and some…   Read Story »