Initially, frontman Michael Angelakos recorded the six songs that comprise 2008’s Chunk of Change EP as a one-man project to give his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. The gift became a group and Manners was released in 2009, overflowing with sweet, sticky, synthy good-time pop, punctuated by Angelakos’ endearing falsetto. “Make Light” opens with squealing keyboards and a pounding beat that sets the stage for an uplifting melody cleverly contrasted by dark and inward lyrics of painful self-examination. “Little Secrets” echoes Prince’s ‘80s keyboard funk before a choir of children pipe-in with an early-‘70s element reminiscent of Miss Abrams and The Strawberry Point Fourth Grade Class. Decades shift to the early-‘90s rave culture on “The Reeling,” which plays with a festive baggy-jeans whimsy not heard since Candyflip’s 1991 album Madstock. The nearly psychedelic “Sleepyhead” is the only number here imported from Chunk of Change and with its sped-up vocals, cartoonish synthesizers, four-on-the-floor beat and unpredictably catchy melodies, it’s the most original sounding song here.

Passion Pit，由五个学究男误打误撞组成的一支乐队。
Michael angelakos，Ian Hultquisy，Anad ladhamy，Jeff Apruzzese，Nate Donmoyer,从照片上就可以看出这五人不是靠姿色出来混的。身材有点走样，头发有点凌乱，镜片有点厚实，多亏了他们的音乐跟他们的笑容一样，“略带神经质的快乐至上”，成为一支乐观主义的“摇滚”乐队。

据说passion pit的一夜成名，是建立在网络的高效率传递信息基础上的：michael在四个兄弟的合作下写给女友的作为情人节礼物的歌，一传十十传百，先是在校园FTP上下载量节节攀升，最后引得哈佛，MIT周边名校的人也闻风而至，为他们捧场。之后，那几首写给女友的歌便收录在《Chunk Of Change》里。

Passion Pit组合发行的EP“Chunk Of Change”是人民群众喜闻乐见的音乐。充满了阳光向上之情，表达了人民生活美满的喜悦之情，没有牛奶没有股票。MV做得很不错，音乐更不用说了。