Yall. Heard a new conceptual buzzband. They are called Passion Pit. They seem like a chill band who is always down to either grow a beard or wear glasses. Heard this one song called 'Sleepy Head.' I think it is 'pretty good.'

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Passion Pit Sleepyhead

Saw this live performance of the song. Think they are one of those bands who care about making music that is conceptual, 'produced at a high level', and 'doing a good job of replicating the album experience with the live show.' These are elements of music that I value in the modern world.

From what I have read in some blogs, they have a new album coming out. Wonder if it will 'leak.' Will probably actually just buy it on vinyl or something. I think 'vinyl' is the only way that artists get paid these days, from what I have read on the internet music websites on the internet.

I saw this 'making of' video where they corral some sort of innercity children's choir to sing 'backup' on their conceptual album. I think there is a funny part where the 'make sure that the kids hit 6 distinct notes.' (at the 2:50 mark)

Hope they took the kids out for Happy Meals or something. I wonder how Justice compensated the kids in the popular song 'D.A.N.C.E.'

I wonder what it would be like to be a child growing up in the city, going to a school with a name that was some sort of combination of letters and numbers (instead of the name of an astronaut/former President/supreme court justice/ regional historical icon). Wish I had some sort of inspired Teach for America bro as my teacher who inspired us to sing pop music hits that were filmed and 'meant to go viral.'

Hope he makes a movie kind of like 'Mr. Holland's Opus' + 'youtube.' I think the lead singer bro of Vampire Weekend was a Teach For America bro. I wonder if he got to opt out of his 2-3 year commitment after he 'got famous' and found a better way to pay off his Ivy League Stafford/Perkins loans.

"I used 2 rule the world." -innercity kids b4 the grow up/Chris Martin

Do yall know who is the next Animal Collective? Really want to 'look forward' to an album again to 'the point that it is unhealthy' and leads 'the internet' to question 'why' we even listen to/like music.

Sort of wonder if the 'conceptual-core' genre of 2k9-2k10 will just be remembered as this 'weird time' where we 'worried about backlash' and never even 'really appreciated the music.' I just want to keep pretending I am some1 who 'listens to music' for 'all the right reasons' without considering the context by which I consume new music.

Here are general statements about my perception of how this album will sound without 'actually hearing it':

• I think it will be an album that 'lingers around ur iTunes' for a long time.
• I feel like this album will be '74% more accessible' than Merriweather Post Pavillion.
• I feel like it will be 47% less authentic-core than Grizzly Bear's album Veckatimest
• I feel like Passion Pit's 'best album' will be in 2 albums (for no real reason), but they will eventually be considered 'better' and 'more fun' than Animal Collective as AnCo gets 'too conceptual' for people to even 'pretend to appreciate any more.'
• Panda Bear will make the best album of 2k10, writing a song called "Bros Pt 2: He Seems Like a Chill Bro."
• Animal Collective will eventually 'break up' but then get back together in 10 years, playing their first show at Coachella, then selling out large auditoriums for $50-$80 per ticket.

What are some predictions that yall have about the future of the Conceptual-Core genre?

Passion Pit

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Lists: 2k9 buzzbands, mindie (mainstream indie)

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Animal Collective

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Animal Collective is the definitive band of the Era of Internet Indie Music Discovery.

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