I had a wonderful time tonight at Central Park’s Rumsey Field listening to Passion Pit and Phoenix. Both bands are incredibly solid live and very, very entertaining to watch. Phoenix was the highlight of course as they went through songs both new and old in their entire set. Their drummer is pretty insane as well and watching him go at it really made me want to bang my drums just as hard.
From here on in, if I ever get the chance to see Phoenix live in concert, I’m not even going to hesitate to purchase tickets. They are so awesome live and I’m going to go ahead and put them up there with Mute Math as the bands I would see hands-down no matter what the occasion.
In the gallery below, you’ll see a couple of photographs of Phoenix lead singer Thomas Mars up close because at the end of the set he jumped down and hung out with the crowd up front where I was. I sorta hugged him (but I don’t think he knows who it was). Anyway, I tried desperately to get a photo of me behind him by sticking the camera in front of him, but it didn’t quite work out. I just kept getting his swooshy hair — oh well, just as good I suppose.
I will be seeing these guys along with Phoenix in September and I am excited! Here is their television debut performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
Oh, and if you haven’t listened to it yet, you should definitely check out Passion Pit’s album Manners (Rapidshare or 4shared). It’s my favorite CD of the summer so far.
Wow, I think this is the fastest I’ve ever come to liking a new band in a very long time. I watched their music video for “The Reeling” (embedded below) and was surprised by how fun it was and how it made me feel so carefree. It gave me a sense of summer beginning and I have a feeling that it’s going to be a staple in my playlist for the entire 2009 summer session.
The first track off the album grabs you right away with incredible energy and that energy carries straight through from start to finish. I almost never agree with Pitchfork ratings, but for once we’re on the same page about Passion Pit.
I know this isn’t much of a review, but I figured you’d go ahead and make your own decision about this band anyway. So check out the video below and preview the album in the link after it.
