Passion Pit

Website: http://www.passionpitmusic.com
Of Manners, Rolling Stone wrote: "A shiny bouquet of synth-pop roses, with perfumed Eighties keyboard whooshes and modern stutter beats crooking a finger toward the dance floor. Angelakos takes full advantage of his resources: There are horns, a string section, even an elementary-school choir. But what makes the record are his loose beats, shamelessly fruity melodies and breathless little-boy vocals, all pushing skyward."