Passion Pit is an American electronic band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Formed in 2007, the group consists of Michael Angelakos (lead vocals/keyboards), Ian Hultquist (keyboards/guitar), Ayad Al Adhamy (synth/samples), Jeff Apruzzese (bass) and Nate Donmoyer (drums).
The band’s debut full-length, Manners, was released last May to overwhelmingly positive reviews. Rolling Stone wrote described the album as “a shiny bouquet of synth-pop roses, with perfumed Eighties keyboard whooshes and modern stutter beats crooking a finger toward the dance floor”.
Now, for all of you Pit lovers, here is a selection of some of the best remixes inspired by the songs on the album. There have been so many remixes of Passion Pit in the past few months that it was really hard to pick just four, but these are probably the most noteworthy…
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead (Starsmith Remix Ft Ellie Goulding)
Passion Pit – The Reeling (Miike Snow Remix)
Passion Pit – The Reeling (Grey Ghost vs Discostello vs Dadon Remix)
Passion Pit – Sleepyhead (Streetlab mix)
For all Passion Pit news, updates and tour schedule, head over to MySpace. You can buy Manners and other releases on 
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KITSUNE MAISON 10 – THE FIREWORKS ISSUE (Electro/Indie – France) says:
February 21, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] chorus, flashy electronics, and a fat bassline… These guys are like a super hybrid of Phoenix, Passion Pit and Empire Of The Sun and they already have major OZ radio Triple J raving about them. Rumour has [...]
BURNS – SO MANY NIGHTS (House/Electro – UK) says:
February 22, 2011 at 7:11 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] Burns has kept very busy in the past few months doing remixes for the likes of Empire of the Sun, Passion Pit, White Lies, Ladyhawke, Dizzee Rascal, Filthy Dukes, Yuksek, Calvin Harris, Late of the Pier and [...]
GOTYE – EYES WIDE OPEN (Indie/Pop – Australia) says:
March 2, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] another one for the road… Listen to Passion Pit‘s remix of the other single taken off Gotye’s sophomore album Like Drawing Blood. They [...]
MR LITTLE JEANS – ANGEL (Pop/Synth/Electro – Norway) says:
March 29, 2011 at 8:49 am (UTC 1 )
[...] in the UK. On the remix side of things, we’ve got winning interpretations from Luxury Living, Passion Pit spin-off Bo Flex and [...]
CASSETTE CLUB – 4 ME (Electro/Pop – UK) says:
June 22, 2011 at 11:27 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] Club have also remixed many first class acts, one of them being Passion Pit. Their remix of “Sleepyhead” has been around the blogosphere for a while now but [...]
DALE EARNHARDT JR JR – IT’S A CORPORATE WORLD (Indie/Alternative – US) says:
June 23, 2011 at 9:56 am (UTC 1 )
[...] A Corporate World manages to be an album which might appeal equally to fans of Sufjan Stevens, Passion Pit or Yeasayer. Give it a try, listen to the album on Paste [...]
TIM & JEAN – LIKE WHAT (Electro/SynthPop – Australia) says:
July 19, 2011 at 11:41 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] Now, the boys are certainly young but they know their stuff. Tim is an accomplished jazz/blues pianist who has played with renowned Jazz trumpeter James Morrison and toured with Mandurah band You, Me and Ryan. Jean has been part of various various rock bands around Mandurah. Together they purvey a shimmery and sunny blend of synthpop that has sometimes been compared to MGMT and Passion Pit. [...]
PENGUIN PRISON – DEBUT LP (SynthPop – US) says:
September 9, 2011 at 10:24 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] for the past year or so. With a string of hyped-up singles and remixes for the likes of Goldfrapp, Passion Pit or Kylie Minogue, Penguin Prison has managed to build a solid fan base who will no doubt be [...]
OU EST LE SWIMMING-POOL – THESE NEW KNIGHTS (Electro/Nu Wave – UK) says:
October 7, 2011 at 9:37 am (UTC 1 )
[...] spellbound and asked if he could come aboard. They have been compared to a British version of Passion Pit, not too bad a band to be compared [...]