Passion Pit Show Tonight

I’m off to the Passion Pit show tonight at Bowery..my first concert after a month-long hiatus! Manners is popping up on Best of ’09 lists left and right. I’m a fan, but definitely not there yet..perhaps this concert will change my mind?

Passion Pit – Little Secrets

Passion Pit – Swimming in the Flood

Pony Pony Run Run

Even though “Deadbeat Summer” (see previous post) is probably more accurate, I like to think that this song (and everything going on in the too cute for school video) is my real summer jam. Pony Pony Run Run (best or worst name ever?) hail from France and bring us the best pop song I’ve heard in a long time. Their latest album You Need Pony Pony Run Run was released this week, buy it here.

Pony Pony Run Run – Hey You // buy the track

This could be my favorite sayCet mix yet…It makes me happy and sad at the same time, my favorite feeling.

Pony Pony Run Run – Hey You (sayCet remix)

And one more by Mondkopf (pop bliss moment 1:10-1:20).

Pony Pony Run Run – Hey You (Mondkopf remix)

Neon Indian

Ahh dream pop..where have you been? The latest installment of my favorite genre comes from the mysterious Neon Indian, the anonymous collaboration of a Brooklyn girl and a guy from Austin, TX (there’s quite a bit of identity speculation out there, but I have no idea). A lot of people aren’t fans of this “elusive” marketing technique that seems to be en vogue lately (see: The Golden Filter), but I say as long as the music’s good I don’t mind. With all the information overload these days, when you can know everything about anything, it’s kind of nice to get to know an artist solely from their musical output. And I suppose I’m more likely to want to see the live show (I guess I’m just easily manipulated like that).

Their new EP Psychic Chasms will be out later this year, and based on these tracks, it’s gonna be awesome.

Neon Indian – Mind, Drips

Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer

Neon Indian – 6669 I Don’t Know If You Know