Passion Pit Covers Smashing Pumpkins
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I recently had a conversation with a friend about how much we don’t like covers. She said it’s like watching a movie that was based on a book, never as good. Which I find to be true most of the time. And I feel like the originality, which makes a song great, is gone. But to be honest, if I was in a band, I’d definitely cover some of my favorite songs. And so I just came across Passion Pit’s cover of the Smashing Pumpkins classic ‘Tonight Tonight’.
Now I won’t even bother comparing it to the original, because for a track like that, it’s impossible. But the cover is a good one on its own, significantly stripped down, but maintains the dreamy, starry quality of the original, which Passion Pit is so good at doing anyway. Though the vocals are a little too high for the music I feel. But, a good listen nonetheless.
Tags: Passion Pit, Smashing Pumpkins, Tonight Tonight
The Reeling
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Passion Pit’s ‘The Reeling’ is pretty much everywhere right now. It’s a great track and the first single from their debut, ‘Manners’, released just a few days ago. It follows up from their EP release, ‘Chunk of Change’. ‘Manner’s has received stellar reviews, which is good, since they’re living up to their hype. ‘The Reeling’, despite it’s introspective lyrics, ‘Look at me, oh look at me/Is this the way I’ve always been…/I can feel the madness inch by inch’ is an upbeat, summery, electro-pop song with an extremely retro feel. It has their signature fuzzy, synth sound and Michael Angelakos’ voice adds to the retro-ness. At the chorus he’s joined up with a children’s choir for a fuller sound. Love the video too. Very creative. It’s done in a similar style to their one for ‘Sleepyhead’.
Tags: Music Video, Passion Pit, The Reeling
