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Passion Pit Is An American Indietronica Band From Cambridge Massachusetts United States Formed In 2007. The Band Consists Solely Of Michael Angelakos Lead Vocals Keyboards Joined Live By Chris Hartz Drums Aaron Harrison Folb Bass/synthesizers Giuliano Pizzulo Guitar/synthesizers And Ray Suen Guitar/synthesizers . "Passion Pit" Was A Vocabulary Word Used In A Class Michael Took In School. The Band Called Their Name From The Variety Slanguage Dictionary A Glossary Of Variety's Frequently-Used Slang Which Was Provided By The Hollywood Insider Publication To Help Not-So-Savvy Readers Decipher Its Content. The Magazine Used The Term To Refer To Drive-In Theatres Because Of Their Privacy And Romantic Allure For Teenagers. The First Passion Pit Songs Which Would Later Become The Chunk Of Change EP Were Written By Angelakos At Emerson College As A Belated Valentine's Day Gift To His Then-Girlfriend. At First He Wrote And Performed All His Material Alone Using A Laptop. These Sets Of Songs Were Passed Around Emerson And Caught The Attention Of Many Blogs. Michael Played His First Shows Alone Sitting With His Laptop And A Microphone. After One Of These Solo Shows In The Boston Area Ian Hultquist Who Was Attending Berklee At The Time Approached Angelakos And Expressed Interest In Creating And Playing Music Collaboratively. After A Few Line-Up Changes Passion Pit Was Born. They Formed A Group That Consisted Of Angelakos Hultquist Ayad Al Adhamy Thom Plasse Bass And Adam Lavinsky Drums . The Band Spent A Considerable Amount Of Time Trying To Flesh Out A Collaborative Format And Structure That Would Work Best For Them. Jeff Apruzzese And Nate Donmoyer Joined The Band Shortly After They Signed To Frenchkiss In 2008 Replacing Plasse And Lavinsky Respectively. In 2012 Adhamy Was Replaced By Xander Singh. The Band's Debut EP "Chunk Of Change" Was Released On September 16 2008. The First Four Tracks Were Those That Angelakos Had Written As A Gift For His Girlfriend Which Had Already Become Popular Throughout Emerson Where He Had Been Passing Out His Own Self-Produced Copies. Two Tracks "Better Things" And "Sleepyhead" Were Added For The Commercial Release Of The EP. The Same Year Of Their Debut EP's Release The Band Was Chosen As "Best New Local Act In 2008" In The WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll. The First And Only Single To Be Released From The EP "Sleepyhead" Received A Good Deal Of Exposure Through Its Use In Numerous Media Campaigns And Advertisements While The Video For The Song Directed By The Wilderness Was Included On Pitchfork's Top 40 Music Videos Of 2008 List. The Song Contains Samples Of "Óró Mo Bháidín" By Irish Singer And Harpist Mary O'Hara. Other Songs From The EP Received Some Exposure As Well. "Cuddle Fuddle" Was Featured In E4's Second Series Of The Inbetweeners And "I've Got Your Number" Was Used In An Advertisement For The Cash Card From O2 Money In The UK. The Band's First Full-Length Studio Album Manners Was Released On May 18 2009 In The UK And May 19 2009 In The United States And Canada. In Celebration The Band Played Their Record Release Party On The 18th In New York City On A Rocks Off Boat Cruise. In A Preview Article ClashMusic.Com Commented That The Album "has Every Chance To Rank As One Of The Year's Best" And That "it Reveals Additional Nuances With Each Visit A Sure-Fire Sign Of An Album With True Longevity". In Order To Obtain A Specific Background Vocal Accompaniment The Band Was Looking For On Manners Passion Pit Enlisted The Help Of The PS22 Chorus Who Recorded Vocals In-Studio For Three Of The Album's Songs "The Reeling" "Little Secrets" And "Let Your Love Grow Tall". Passion Pit Made Their Television Debut On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon On Wednesday July 29th 2009 Performing Their Song "The Reeling" From The Album. "The Reeling" Was The First Single To Be Released From The Album And Found Success On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart In The Fall Of 2009 Where It Peaked At Number 34 In October. "Little Secrets" Was The Third Single To Be Released And Had Success On The Chart As Well Topping Out At Number 39. "Let Your Love Grow Tall" Was Never Released As A Single But Had Some Exposure Being Used In The Sixteenth Episode Of The Fourth Season Of The TV Series Ugly Betty. The Album's Second Single "To Kingdom Come" Was Used In The Rhapsody Commercial For Its IPhone Application. "Sleepyhead" Was The Only Track From Chunk Of Change To Be Included On The Album And Was Made Available From ITunes For Free As A Discovery Download In 2009. The Song Continued To Receive Additional Exposure Through Its Appearances In Advertisements. It Was Used In A Season 3 Episode Of The Teen-Drama Skins And Most Recently In The Debut Trailer For LittleBigPlanet 2 Which Led To The Band's Increased Popularity Amongst Fans And Players Of The Game Who Eventually Created An In-Game Instrumental Version Of The Song To Listen To In The First Game. When The Sequel Was Released It Came With The Song's Actual Instrumental Version Used In The Trailer. This Song Has Also Been Used In An Advertisement For The Palm Pixi And The Canadian PSP. The Song "Moth's Wings" Was Used In The Fourth Episode Of The Third Season Of The CW Teen Drama Gossip Girl And In The Closing Credits Of Episode 36 Of HBO's Big Love. It Appeared In The FIFA 10 Video Game And Was Featured In The Film Life As We Know It Starring Katherine Heigl And Josh Duhamel. Additionally The Track Has Been Used As A Background Theme For Sky Sports' Coverage Of The UEFA Champions League And As The Music For A Dance Routine In Episode 5 Season 8 Of The US Television Show So You Think You Can Dance United States Which Received A Standing Ovation From The Show's Judges. It Was Also Featured In MTV's Show Awkward. On April 13 2010 The Band Reissued Manners In A Deluxe Edition Format Which Contained New Artwork And Three Additional Tracks Stripped-Down Versions Of "Sleepyhead" And "Moth's Wings" And A Cover Of The Cranberries' Song "Dreams". The Deluxe Release Coincided With The Extension Of Their North American Headlining Tour. The Band Released Another Cover In June 2010 This Time Offering Up Their Take On The Smashing Pumpkins Hit Song "Tonight Tonight" As Part Of A Promotion With Levi's Called "Pioneer Sessions".
In September 2010 Passion Pit Toured With The English Band Muse As Their Opening Act For Eight Shows During Their Fall Tour Through Parts Of The U.S. In An August 2010 Interview With NME Angelakos Stated That Work Had Already Begun On The Follow-Up To Manners And That The Band Intended To Release The Album In The Spring Of 2011. He Then Said That It Will Be Released Early In 2012. On April 24 2012 Angelakos Announced The Title Of The Album Gossamer And That It Would Be Released On July 24 2012. On May 7 The First Track From Gossamer Was Released Called "Take A Walk". On June 12 The Second Track From Gossamer Was Released Called "I'll Be Alright". The Track Leaked Early On June 11th And Was Released As An NME Premiere On June 8. On July 9 A Third Track From Gossamer Called "Constant Conversations" Was Reviewed And Featured As "best New Track" By Pitchfork. It Was Released With The Review As Streamed Content. Passion Pit Officially Released Their Second Album Gossamer On July 20 2012 To Critical Acclaim. On July 16th Angelakos Posted On The Passion Pit Website That The Band Has Cancelled The Remaining July Tour Dates And Suspended The Tour In Order For Angelakos To Seek Ongoing Treatment For Bipolar Disorder. A Rolling Stones Interview Stated That Angelakos Was Diagnosed At 17 Undergoing Therapy Hospital Care And Medication Ever Since. On October 13 They Performed On Saturday Night Live. They Played "Take A Walk" And "Carried Away". On September 24 Passion Pit Released The Constant Conversations EP Exclusively Available On Spotify. The EP Featured An Alternative Version Of Constant Conversations From Their 2012 Album Gossamer In Addition To A Formerly Unreleased B-Side Called Ruin Your Day. The Final Track On The EP Was A Remix Of Carried Away By Dillon Francis. Passion Pit's Third Studio Album Kindred Was Released On April 17 2015 Preceded By The Lead Singles "Lifted Up 1985 " "Where The Sky Hangs" And "Until We Can't Let's Go ". In Anticipation Of The Release The Band Posted Several Coded Images To Various Social Networking Platforms. Soon After The Release Of The Morse Code Image The Official Passion Pit Website Which Had Been Under Construction Since The End Of The 2013 Tour Came Back Up As "KindredTheAlbum.Com" The Website Has Since Returned To "passionpitmusic.Com". During February And March Of 2017 Several New Passion Pit Songs Were Uploaded On YouTube On The Account For The Wishart Group From The Name Of A Project Started By Michael Angelakos And Dedicated To Supporting Musicians By Providing Them With Legal Educational And Healthcare Services With A Focus On Mental Health A Topic On Which Angelakos Has Been Especially Forthcoming Foreshadowing A Fourth Album For 2017. All Of The Videos For Those New Songs Have The Same Background Photo A Woman Wearing A White Dress Located In The Middle Of The Sea Turning Around As Though She Had Sensed She Was Being Secretly Observed From Behind As Does The Front Cover Of The Album. The Songs Were Taken Down But Angelakos Announced That He Will Give A Downloadable Copy Of The Album For Free To Anyone Who Retweets Neuroscientist Michael F. Wells' Tweet On The Importance Of Science And Research. The Profits From The Album Will Be Donated To A Psychiatric Research Institution In Cambridge Massachusetts. On July 11 Passion Pit's Fourth Album Tremendous Sea Of Love Was Announced To Be Released On July 28 On All Streaming Services. The Band Embarked On A North American Tour Between January And February 2018 To Promote Tremendous Sea Of Love As Well As Their EP Chunk Of Change's 10th Anniversary.
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Passion Pit Is An American Indietronica Band From Cambridge Massachusetts United States Formed In 2007. The Band Consists Solely Of Michael Angelakos Lead Vocals Keyboards Joined Live By Chris Hartz Drums Aaron Harrison Folb Bass/synthesizers Giuliano Pizzulo Guitar/synthesizers And Ray Suen Guitar/synthesizers . "Passion Pit" Was A Vocabulary Word Used In A Class Michael Took In School. The Band Called Their Name From The Variety Slanguage Dictionary A Glossary Of Variety's Frequently-Used Slang Which Was Provided By The Hollywood Insider Publication To Help Not-So-Savvy Readers Decipher Its Content. The Magazine Used The Term To Refer To Drive-In Theatres Because Of Their Privacy And Romantic Allure For Teenagers. The First Passion Pit Songs Which Would Later Become The Chunk Of Change EP Were Written By Angelakos At Emerson College As A Belated Valentine's Day Gift To His Then-Girlfriend. At First He Wrote And Performed All His Material Alone Using A Laptop. These Sets Of Songs Were Passed Around Emerson And Caught The Attention Of Many Blogs. Michael Played His First Shows Alone Sitting With His Laptop And A Microphone. After One Of These Solo Shows In The Boston Area Ian Hultquist Who Was Attending Berklee At The Time Approached Angelakos And Expressed Interest In Creating And Playing Music Collaboratively. After A Few Line-Up Changes Passion Pit Was Born. They Formed A Group That Consisted Of Angelakos Hultquist Ayad Al Adhamy Thom Plasse Bass And Adam Lavinsky Drums . The Band Spent A Considerable Amount Of Time Trying To Flesh Out A Collaborative Format And Structure That Would Work Best For Them. Jeff Apruzzese And Nate Donmoyer Joined The Band Shortly After They Signed To Frenchkiss In 2008 Replacing Plasse And Lavinsky Respectively. In 2012 Adhamy Was Replaced By Xander Singh. The Band's Debut EP "Chunk Of Change" Was Released On September 16 2008. The First Four Tracks Were Those That Angelakos Had Written As A Gift For His Girlfriend Which Had Already Become Popular Throughout Emerson Where He Had Been Passing Out His Own Self-Produced Copies. Two Tracks "Better Things" And "Sleepyhead" Were Added For The Commercial Release Of The EP. The Same Year Of Their Debut EP's Release The Band Was Chosen As "Best New Local Act In 2008" In The WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll. The First And Only Single To Be Released From The EP "Sleepyhead" Received A Good Deal Of Exposure Through Its Use In Numerous Media Campaigns And Advertisements While The Video For The Song Directed By The Wilderness Was Included On Pitchfork's Top 40 Music Videos Of 2008 List. The Song Contains Samples Of "Óró Mo Bháidín" By Irish Singer And Harpist Mary O'Hara. Other Songs From The EP Received Some Exposure As Well. "Cuddle Fuddle" Was Featured In E4's Second Series Of The Inbetweeners And "I've Got Your Number" Was Used In An Advertisement For The Cash Card From O2 Money In The UK. The Band's First Full-Length Studio Album Manners Was Released On May 18 2009 In The UK And May 19 2009 In The United States And Canada. In Celebration The Band Played Their Record Release Party On The 18th In New York City On A Rocks Off Boat Cruise. In A Preview Article ClashMusic.Com Commented That The Album "has Every Chance To Rank As One Of The Year's Best" And That "it Reveals Additional Nuances With Each Visit A Sure-Fire Sign Of An Album With True Longevity". In Order To Obtain A Specific Background Vocal Accompaniment The Band Was Looking For On Manners Passion Pit Enlisted The Help Of The PS22 Chorus Who Recorded Vocals In-Studio For Three Of The Album's Songs "The Reeling" "Little Secrets" And "Let Your Love Grow Tall". Passion Pit Made Their Television Debut On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon On Wednesday July 29th 2009 Performing Their Song "The Reeling" From The Album. "The Reeling" Was The First Single To Be Released From The Album And Found Success On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart In The Fall Of 2009 Where It Peaked At Number 34 In October. "Little Secrets" Was The Third Single To Be Released And Had Success On The Chart As Well Topping Out At Number 39. "Let Your Love Grow Tall" Was Never Released As A Single But Had Some Exposure Being Used In The Sixteenth Episode Of The Fourth Season Of The TV Series Ugly Betty. The Album's Second Single "To Kingdom Come" Was Used In The Rhapsody Commercial For Its IPhone Application. "Sleepyhead" Was The Only Track From Chunk Of Change To Be Included On The Album And Was Made Available From ITunes For Free As A Discovery Download In 2009. The Song Continued To Receive Additional Exposure Through Its Appearances In Advertisements. It Was Used In A Season 3 Episode Of The Teen-Drama Skins And Most Recently In The Debut Trailer For LittleBigPlanet 2 Which Led To The Band's Increased Popularity Amongst Fans And Players Of The Game Who Eventually Created An In-Game Instrumental Version Of The Song To Listen To In The First Game. When The Sequel Was Released It Came With The Song's Actual Instrumental Version Used In The Trailer. This Song Has Also Been Used In An Advertisement For The Palm Pixi And The Canadian PSP. The Song "Moth's Wings" Was Used In The Fourth Episode Of The Third Season Of The CW Teen Drama Gossip Girl And In The Closing Credits Of Episode 36 Of HBO's Big Love. It Appeared In The FIFA 10 Video Game And Was Featured In The Film Life As We Know It Starring Katherine Heigl And Josh Duhamel. Additionally The Track Has Been Used As A Background Theme For Sky Sports' Coverage Of The UEFA Champions League And As The Music For A Dance Routine In Episode 5 Season 8 Of The US Television Show So You Think You Can Dance United States Which Received A Standing Ovation From The Show's Judges. It Was Also Featured In MTV's Show Awkward. On April 13 2010 The Band Reissued Manners In A Deluxe Edition Format Which Contained New Artwork And Three Additional Tracks Stripped-Down Versions Of "Sleepyhead" And "Moth's Wings" And A Cover Of The Cranberries' Song "Dreams". The Deluxe Release Coincided With The Extension Of Their North American Headlining Tour. The Band Released Another Cover In June 2010 This Time Offering Up Their Take On The Smashing Pumpkins Hit Song "Tonight Tonight" As Part Of A Promotion With Levi's Called "Pioneer Sessions".
In September 2010 Passion Pit Toured With The English Band Muse As Their Opening Act For Eight Shows During Their Fall Tour Through Parts Of The U.S. In An August 2010 Interview With NME Angelakos Stated That Work Had Already Begun On The Follow-Up To Manners And That The Band Intended To Release The Album In The Spring Of 2011. He Then Said That It Will Be Released Early In 2012. On April 24 2012 Angelakos Announced The Title Of The Album Gossamer And That It Would Be Released On July 24 2012. On May 7 The First Track From Gossamer Was Released Called "Take A Walk". On June 12 The Second Track From Gossamer Was Released Called "I'll Be Alright". The Track Leaked Early On June 11th And Was Released As An NME Premiere On June 8. On July 9 A Third Track From Gossamer Called "Constant Conversations" Was Reviewed And Featured As "best New Track" By Pitchfork. It Was Released With The Review As Streamed Content. Passion Pit Officially Released Their Second Album Gossamer On July 20 2012 To Critical Acclaim. On July 16th Angelakos Posted On The Passion Pit Website That The Band Has Cancelled The Remaining July Tour Dates And Suspended The Tour In Order For Angelakos To Seek Ongoing Treatment For Bipolar Disorder. A Rolling Stones Interview Stated That Angelakos Was Diagnosed At 17 Undergoing Therapy Hospital Care And Medication Ever Since. On October 13 They Performed On Saturday Night Live. They Played "Take A Walk" And "Carried Away". On September 24 Passion Pit Released The Constant Conversations EP Exclusively Available On Spotify. The EP Featured An Alternative Version Of Constant Conversations From Their 2012 Album Gossamer In Addition To A Formerly Unreleased B-Side Called Ruin Your Day. The Final Track On The EP Was A Remix Of Carried Away By Dillon Francis. Passion Pit's Third Studio Album Kindred Was Released On April 17 2015 Preceded By The Lead Singles "Lifted Up 1985 " "Where The Sky Hangs" And "Until We Can't Let's Go ". In Anticipation Of The Release The Band Posted Several Coded Images To Various Social Networking Platforms. Soon After The Release Of The Morse Code Image The Official Passion Pit Website Which Had Been Under Construction Since The End Of The 2013 Tour Came Back Up As "KindredTheAlbum.Com" The Website Has Since Returned To "passionpitmusic.Com". During February And March Of 2017 Several New Passion Pit Songs Were Uploaded On YouTube On The Account For The Wishart Group From The Name Of A Project Started By Michael Angelakos And Dedicated To Supporting Musicians By Providing Them With Legal Educational And Healthcare Services With A Focus On Mental Health A Topic On Which Angelakos Has Been Especially Forthcoming Foreshadowing A Fourth Album For 2017. All Of The Videos For Those New Songs Have The Same Background Photo A Woman Wearing A White Dress Located In The Middle Of The Sea Turning Around As Though She Had Sensed She Was Being Secretly Observed From Behind As Does The Front Cover Of The Album. The Songs Were Taken Down But Angelakos Announced That He Will Give A Downloadable Copy Of The Album For Free To Anyone Who Retweets Neuroscientist Michael F. Wells' Tweet On The Importance Of Science And Research. The Profits From The Album Will Be Donated To A Psychiatric Research Institution In Cambridge Massachusetts. On July 11 Passion Pit's Fourth Album Tremendous Sea Of Love Was Announced To Be Released On July 28 On All Streaming Services. The Band Embarked On A North American Tour Between January And February 2018 To Promote Tremendous Sea Of Love As Well As Their EP Chunk Of Change's 10th Anniversary. read less
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In September 2010 Passion Pit Toured With The English Band Muse As Their Opening Act For Eight Shows During Their Fall Tour Through Parts Of The U.S. In An August 2010 Interview With NME Angelakos Stated That Work Had Already Begun On The Follow-Up To Manners And That The Band Intended To Release The Album In The Spring Of 2011. He Then Said That It Will Be Released Early In 2012. On April 24 2012 Angelakos Announced The Title Of The Album Gossamer And That It Would Be Released On July 24 2012. On May 7 The First Track From Gossamer Was Released Called "Take A Walk". On June 12 The Second Track From Gossamer Was Released Called "I'll Be Alright". The Track Leaked Early On June 11th And Was Released As An NME Premiere On June 8. On July 9 A Third Track From Gossamer Called "Constant Conversations" Was Reviewed And Featured As "best New Track" By Pitchfork. It Was Released With The Review As Streamed Content. Passion Pit Officially Released Their Second Album Gossamer On July 20 2012 To Critical Acclaim. On July 16th Angelakos Posted On The Passion Pit Website That The Band Has Cancelled The Remaining July Tour Dates And Suspended The Tour In Order For Angelakos To Seek Ongoing Treatment For Bipolar Disorder. A Rolling Stones Interview Stated That Angelakos Was Diagnosed At 17 Undergoing Therapy Hospital Care And Medication Ever Since. On October 13 They Performed On Saturday Night Live. They Played "Take A Walk" And "Carried Away". On September 24 Passion Pit Released The Constant Conversations EP Exclusively Available On Spotify. The EP Featured An Alternative Version Of Constant Conversations From Their 2012 Album Gossamer In Addition To A Formerly Unreleased B-Side Called Ruin Your Day. The Final Track On The EP Was A Remix Of Carried Away By Dillon Francis. Passion Pit's Third Studio Album Kindred Was Released On April 17 2015 Preceded By The Lead Singles "Lifted Up 1985 " "Where The Sky Hangs" And "Until We Can't Let's Go ". In Anticipation Of The Release The Band Posted Several Coded Images To Various Social Networking Platforms. Soon After The Release Of The Morse Code Image The Official Passion Pit Website Which Had Been Under Construction Since The End Of The 2013 Tour Came Back Up As "KindredTheAlbum.Com" The Website Has Since Returned To "passionpitmusic.Com". During February And March Of 2017 Several New Passion Pit Songs Were Uploaded On YouTube On The Account For The Wishart Group From The Name Of A Project Started By Michael Angelakos And Dedicated To Supporting Musicians By Providing Them With Legal Educational And Healthcare Services With A Focus On Mental Health A Topic On Which Angelakos Has Been Especially Forthcoming Foreshadowing A Fourth Album For 2017. All Of The Videos For Those New Songs Have The Same Background Photo A Woman Wearing A White Dress Located In The Middle Of The Sea Turning Around As Though She Had Sensed She Was Being Secretly Observed From Behind As Does The Front Cover Of The Album. The Songs Were Taken Down But Angelakos Announced That He Will Give A Downloadable Copy Of The Album For Free To Anyone Who Retweets Neuroscientist Michael F. Wells' Tweet On The Importance Of Science And Research. The Profits From The Album Will Be Donated To A Psychiatric Research Institution In Cambridge Massachusetts. On July 11 Passion Pit's Fourth Album Tremendous Sea Of Love Was Announced To Be Released On July 28 On All Streaming Services. The Band Embarked On A North American Tour Between January And February 2018 To Promote Tremendous Sea Of Love As Well As Their EP Chunk Of Change's 10th Anniversary. read less
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"Manners" Is The Debut Studio Album By American Electropop Band Passion Pit. It Was Released On May 15 2009 By Frenchkiss Records. "The Reeling" Was Released As The Album's Lead Single On May 11 2009 And Its Music Video Was Premiered On YouTube On April 21 2009. A Second Single "To Kingdom Come" Was Released In August 2009 Followed By "Little Secrets" In December 2009. "Sleepyhead" Was Originally Included On Passion Pit's First EP "Chunk Of Change" But Was Mastered For Inclusion On "Manners" None Of The Tracks On The EP Were Mastered . As Of December 2009 The Album Had Sold 82 000 Copies In The United States According To Nielsen SoundScan. A Deluxe Edition Of The Album Was Released On April 13 2010 Containing Three Bonus Tracks And New Artwork. The Bonus Tracks Included Stripped-Down Versions Of "Moth's Wings" And "Sleepyhead" And A Cover Of The Cranberries' 1992 Song "Dreams" Which The Band Played Live On Their 2010 World Tour. To Celebrate The 10th Anniversary Of Manners Passion Pit Embarked On An 18-Date North American Tour In 2019 Which Began On April 30 In Tempe Arizona And Concluded On May 25 In Washington D.C. Manners Received Generally Positive Reviews From Music Critics. At Metacritic Which Assigns A Normalized Rating Out Of 100 To Reviews From Mainstream Publications The Album Received An Average Score Of 76 Based On 27 Reviews. Mike Diver Of Clash Scored The Album Nine Out Of Ten Writing "At Its Most Adventurous "Manners" Sounds Like Little Else—a Pop Record That Exists In A World Of Its Own Carving A Subgenre Niche Which Only Fits Their Expansive Tonally Decadent Material." Nick Marino Of Paste Stated That "ot Every Song Is Perfect But Perfection Is Boring. What We Need In These Weary Times—and What Passion Pit Brings—is Exuberance. Manners Delivers The Elusive Feeling That Everything Will Be Alright. Or Just Maybe That Everything Already Is." Pitchfork's Ian Cohen Viewed "Manners" As "the Sort Of Heart-To-Heart Populist Record That's Every Bit As Sincere As It Is Infectious—though Angelakos Sings In A Manner Rarely Heard Outside Of A Shower With Unpredictable Temperature Control It Feels Symbolic Of A Band That's Completely Unashamed Not Shameless In Its Pursuit Of A Human Connection." In A Review For Rolling Stone Will Hermes 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" Adding That "what Makes The Record Are Loose Beats Shamelessly Fruity Melodies And Breathless Little-Boy Vocals All Pushing Skyward." AllMusic Editor Tim Sendra Expressed That The Album "could Have Been A Total Clustercrash Of Influences And Sounds That Ended Up Sounding Hollow And Pointless. Instead Thanks To The Meticulous Production Values The Insane Catchiness Of The Hooks And The Pure And True Emotional Underpinnings Below All The Gloss The Album Is A Total Success Of Both Sound And Vision." The Guardian's Paul MacInnes Noted That While Angelakos' "euphoric Mix Of Pop Both Electronic And Melodic" Is Not "entirely Unfamiliar" "the Consistency With Which Various Elements Are Blended Suggests An Artist With His Own Vision—signature Details Being Crashing Percussion Left High In The Mix And Even Higher Angelakos's Piercing Falsetto." MacInnes Continued "Perhaps Not As Striking As It Might Have Seemed 18 Months Ago But Still A Debut Album Of Distinction." Matthew Cole Of Slant Magazine Opined "Ironically Enough For An Album Called Manners Its Biggest Problem Is That The Band Sometimes Comes On Too Strong—a Risk For Anyone Trying To Execute Lush Hyperactive Pop With Good Taste." He Concluded That "while "Manners" Would Make A Perfect Soundtrack To Any Summer You'll Want To Keep The Best Cuts Around For Far Longer." PopMatters Critic Matthew Fiander Praised "Manners" As "big Ambitious Bursting-At-The-Seams Electro-Pop Brilliance" Writing That The Album "makes You Want To Dance And It Gets It Hooks Deep Into So Much So That You Might Be Humming The Melodies To These Songs Mindlessly Before You Even Realize They're Passion Pit." Entertainment Weekly's Jeremy Medina Claimed That Although "disorienting" The Album "never Lacks Energy" Adding That "while The Midtempo Tunes Often Venture Into Cheesy '80s-Pop Territory The Album's Dense Sound Rewards Repeat Listens." Louise Brailey Of NME Commented That "while They Do Dip Into An Avalanches-Esque Sample-Based Sonic Palette Most Of "Manners" Paints With Much Broader Primary-Coloured Strokes." Still Brailey Believed That "here Are Times When The Album Feels Strangely Medicated The Positivity When Heaped Upon The Listener In Brutal Doses Makes You Feel Trapped In One Of Those American Self-Help Groups." Paul Caine Of The A.V. Club Felt That The Album "attempts To Synthesize Michael Angelakos' Natural Talent For Dance Music With More Straightforward Heart-On-Sleeve Rock But Can't Quite Commit To Either."