Passion Pit
A recent appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show has helped launch this Cambridge, MA indie pop sensation to new heights.  I really dug this song, and the video is simply amazing.  Check it out …

However, it is in “Lisztomania”, the other single from the album, that Phoenix perfects each of the shades and hues of pop bliss glimpsed throughout the album. Everything about it, from the subtle chords to the phrases that get stuck in your head for a very long time, to the sheer cheerfulness it infuses in every listen without fail, confirms that it is perhaps one of the best pop songs in years.