Here is the hot ‘n lead video off Passion Pit‘s eagerly anticipated debut LP, which will be out on Frenchkiss Records and Columbia UK next month.

The Reeling vid was inspired by the worn away layers of street art, advertising, and flyers plastered around downtown New York, they set out to create a world of distressed, animated paper. Think: Cases of spray glue, 2 video projectors, a couple of workhorse color copiers, untold reams of paper, 2 mannequins, 4 mexican wrestling masks, a stage full of carboard Moogs, and one 1971 Charger, covered in 3000 sheets of torn flyers.

video directed by the Humble collective.

and if this is not enuff for you, then how about a hot-shit remix the dudes dropped for touring pals Ra Ra Riot to ease the wait. [via Neon Gold blog ]

Ra Ra Riot – Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Mix) [mp3]

Another fine and FREE release from the ‘Gum came out few days ago, you know in those days when we were dead. This is the remix collection of André Allen Anjos’s Remix Artist Collective called RAC Vol. 1. So if you haven’t heard it already it’s highly recommended to jump over to the Stereogum and download it. We have the tracklist and a streming player for the careful rightclickers.

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