Passion Pit - Little Secrets (video)

Not the most interesting video ever, but it is an opportunity to talk about "Little Secrets" again. Off 09's Manners, this song will have you smiling and attempting a falsetto. In public.

Springfest 2010

Matt and Kim, Phoenix, Arctic Monkeys, Passion Pit, and Kid Cudi. No, that's not not a list of my favorite music from the past year, it's the options PKG has given the UVa student body to vote on for who they want to play Springfest 2010. Yeah, that's a damn good list.

Let's hope PKG can get any one of these artists here, but in the mean time go vote here, after you've gotten over how awesome each one these artists is. Also, for those of you who have been living under an Indie rock, here's a taste of what each of these artists has to offer.

Matt and Kim - "Daylight" (above). Otherwise known as the song from the Bacardi commercial. I hear they have a few other decent songs as well.

Phoenix - "1901." The entirety of Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, their most recent album, is excellent. Look for it to appear on a ton of "Best of 2009" lists.

Passion Pit - "Moth's Wings." They've been featured here and on every other music blog more than a few times this year.

Arctic Monekeys - "Brianstorm." It's very tough to pick one favorite from this band. Their first album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, became and still is the UK's fastest selling album ever.

Kid Cudi - "Pursuit of Happiness." Cudi is kind of like a big deal. You might have heard "Day n' Nite" just a few times on the radio earlier this year. Plus, we already know, he's awesome live.

The choice is yours, and yours alone.

Song of the Week: Passion Pit - "The Reeling"

The lights, the colors, the music--need we say more?

Post written by Stephanie Garcia

Hiatus is Over

We here at tableau apologize for these past few weeks of silence here on Mise-en-scéne. It's just that finals have recently ended and everyone presumably has been enjoying the illusion of freedom from responsibilty that summer inevitably brings. To make up for the lost time, here's a smattering of things that have happened since we left:

-Just Plain Ant, you know, that guy I interviewed a while back? Well, he's released two albums on his newly found record label, Just Plain Sounds. The first one is Braintrust's The Bailout, featuring the vocal graces of A-Bomb and Dr. Benway over Ant's slickly produced beats. The other, Jay Slim's The High Life is so new that I haven't even had time to check it out, but I bet it's pretty cool, considering the fact that Chuck D probably wouldn't want to work with Ant if he was producing uncool things. Yes, I'm talking about that Chuck D.

-A second Tron movie is coming. While this is relatively old news, you may not know that Daft Punk is slated to do the soundtrack. So, to recap: French robots and lightcycles. What more do you need?

-Star Trek came out, and according to everyone from Trekkies to n00bs, it's a pretty solid flick. Unfortunately, X-Men Origins: Wolverine cannot boast the same accolades.

-Nerds rejoice! The Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) is just around the bend. Expect a better show this year in comparison to last year's heavily regulated, poorly timed, and thus more boring expo. All the big names of the video game industry will be there to drop tidbits of information regarding what you should look forward to playing this holiday season. E3 runs from June 2-4.

-Oh yes, and apparently Passion Pit is all the rage these days.



Expect more regularly scheduled posts from here on out, including songs of the week and album reviews. Hopefully we can bring you some cool stuff to augment your summer experience.