Manners (album)

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Manners
Studio album by Passion Pit
Released May 15, 2009 (2009-05-15)
Recorded November–December 2008;
Gigantic Studios
(New York City, New York)
Genre Electropop, synthpop, indie pop, indie rock
Length 45:33
Label Frenchkiss, Columbia
Producer Chris Zane
Passion Pit chronology
Chunk of Change
(2008)		 Manners
(2009)
Alternative cover
New artwork created by German artist Robert Seidel.
Extended edition cover
Singles from Manners
  1. "The Reeling"
    Released: 11 May 2009
  2. "To Kingdom Come"
    Released: 24 August 2009
  3. "Little Secrets"
    Released: 14 December 2009

Manners is the debut studio album by American electropop band Passion Pit. It was released in the United States on May 19, 2009 by Frenchkiss Records and Columbia Records. "The Reeling" was released as the album's lead single on May 11, 2009, and its music video 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 debut EP Chunk of Change (2008), but was mastered for inclusion on Manners (none of the tracks on the EP were mastered).[1]

Pitchfork Media announced on March 16, 2010 that Frenchkiss Records would release a deluxe edition of the album on April 13, 2010 with 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.[2]

Contents

[edit] Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (76/100)[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[4]
Clash (9/10)[5]
Drowned in Sound (7/10)[6]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[7]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[8]
NME (7/10)[9]
Paste (9.2/10)[10]
Pitchfork Media (8.1/10)[11]
PopMatters (8/10)[12]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[13]
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars[14]
Spin (6/10)[15]

Manners was met with positive critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 27 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3] Mike Diver of Clash magazine 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 sub-genre niche which only fits their expansive, tonally decadent material."[5] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone magazine praised lead singer Michael Angelakos's ability to build on the success of the Chunk of Change EP, noting that "what makes the record are his loose beats, shamelessly fruity melodies and breathless little-boy vocals, all pushing skyward."[13]

John Mayer expressed his enjoyment of the song "Moth's Wings" on his website blog, saying the song is "[o]ne of the best songs I've heard in a long time. It sounds like the hope I have for the Summer ahead."[16]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Michael Angelakos, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Make Light"   4:56
2. "Little Secrets"   3:59
3. "Moth's Wings"   4:16
4. "The Reeling"   4:48
5. "Eyes as Candles"   4:03
6. "Swimming in the Flood"   4:59
7. "Folds in Your Hands"   3:39
8. "To Kingdom Come"   4:07
9. "Sleepyhead" (Angelakos, Mary O'Hara) 2:55
10. "Let Your Love Grow Tall"   3:32
11. "Seaweed Song"   4:25
Sample credits
  • "Sleepyhead" contains elements of "Óró Mo Bháidín" by Mary O'Hara.

[edit] Personnel

Band
  • Michael Angelakos – vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, performer (all tracks); engineer, vocal engineer (track 8)
  • Nate Donmoyer – programming, drums (all tracks); performer (tracks 1–8, 10, 11)
  • Ian Hultquist – guitar (tracks 1, 3); vocal engineer (track 8)
Additional

[edit] Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[17] 19
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[18] 98
French Albums Chart[19] 123
Irish Albums Chart[20] 30
UK Albums Chart[21] 55
US Billboard 200[22] 51
US Independent Albums[22] 8

[edit] Release history

Country Date Label
Australia[23] May 15, 2009 Sony Music
France[24] May 18, 2009
United Kingdom[25] Columbia Records
United States[4] May 19, 2009 Frenchkiss Records, Columbia Records
Germany[26] July 3, 2009 Sony Music

[edit] References

  1. ^ Swift, Jacqui (May 15, 2009). "'When it comes to melody, we go for the jugular'". The Sun. News Group Newspapers. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/article2429909.ece. Retrieved May 16, 2009. 
  2. ^ Phillips, Amy (March 16, 2010). "Passion Pit Reissue Debut Album". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/news/38203-passion-pit-reissue-debut-album/. Retrieved March 19, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Manners – Passion Pit". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/manners. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "Manners – Passion Pit". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/manners-r1548253/review. Retrieved May 18, 2009. 
  5. ^ a b Diver, Mike (May 5, 2009). "Passion Pit – Manners". Clash. http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/passion-pit-manners. Retrieved May 5, 2009. 
  6. ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (May 20, 2009). "Passion Pit – Manners". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14413/reviews/4136885. Retrieved May 20, 2009. 
  7. ^ Medina, Jeremy (May 26, 2009). "Manners (2009): Passion Pit". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc.. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20281035,00.html. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
  8. ^ MacInnes, Paul (May 15, 2009). "Passion Pit: Manners". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/14/passion-pit-manners. Retrieved May 19, 2009. 
  9. ^ Brailey, Louise (May 13, 2009). "Album review: Passion Pit". NME. IPC Media. http://www.nme.com/reviews/passion-pit/10458. Retrieved May 19, 2009. 
  10. ^ Marino, Nick (May 18, 2009). "Passion Pit: Manners". Paste. Paste Media Group. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/05/passion-pit-manners.html. Retrieved May 18, 2009. 
  11. ^ Cohen, Ian (May 22, 2009). "Passion Pit: Manners". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13169-manners/. Retrieved May 22, 2009. 
  12. ^ Fiander, Matthew (May 28, 2009). "Passion Pit: Manners". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/93465-passion-pit-manners/. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
  13. ^ a b Hermes, Will (May 18, 2009). "Manners : Passion Pit". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090522101218/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28068109/review/28123936/manners. Retrieved May 18, 2009. 
  14. ^ Cole, Matthew (May 21, 2009). "Passion Pit: Manners". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/passion-pit-manners/1742. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
  15. ^ Suarez, Jessica (April 29, 2009). "Passion Pit, 'Manners' (Frenchkiss)". Spin. Spin Media LLC. http://www.spin.com/reviews/passion-pit-manners-frenchkiss. Retrieved May 11, 2009. 
  16. ^ Mayer, John (May 5, 2009). "Passion Pit". johnmayer.com. http://www.johnmayer.com/blog/permalink/5353. Retrieved May 26, 2009. 
  17. ^ "Passion Pit – Manners". Australian Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Passion+Pit&titel=Manners&cat=a. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
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  19. ^ "Passion Pit – Manners" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Passion+Pit&titel=Manners&cat=a. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  20. ^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 21 May 2009". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=21. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  21. ^ "Passion Pit – Manners". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=48133. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  22. ^ a b "Manners – Passion Pit". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/passion-pit/manners/1249564. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
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  24. ^ "Manners : Passion Pit" (in French). Fnac. http://musique.fnac.com/a2659284/Passion-Pit-Manners-CD-album. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
  25. ^ "Passion Pit – Manners". Columbia Records UK. http://www.columbia.co.uk/releases/941/. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
  26. ^ "Passion Pit – Manners" (in German). Sony Music Germany. http://www.sonymusic.de/Passion-Pit/Manners/P/2182722. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
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