Chunk of Change
| Chunk of Change | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | September 16, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 29:15 | |||
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| Passion Pit chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | Favorable |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| entertainment.ie |    |
| Hot Press | 3/5 |
| musicOMH | |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Now | 3/5 |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
| URB | |
Chunk of Change is the debut extended play (EP) by American electropop band Passion Pit, released on September 16, 2008, by Frenchkiss Records and Columbia Records. A video for the single "Sleepyhead" was released in October 2008, directed by The Wilderness. The track was featured in the debut trailer for the 2011 video game LittleBigPlanet 2. "Better Things" was sampled by the alternative hip hop duo Chiddy Bang for their 2009 song "Truth".
Background
The tracks "Better Things" and "Sleepyhead" were added for the commercial release of the EP. "Sleepyhead" was eventually included on Passion Pit's debut studio album, Manners (2009).
Reception
Pitchfork's Tyler Grisham praised the EP, writing that it "deftly walks the line between beat-driven, Hot Chip floor geeking and twee atmospherics".
Patrick Lyons of Seterogum writing for the EPs 10th anniversary, had still praised the EP with a groovy tone of teenage romance that Passion Pit held for its humble beginnings, "Angelakos’ bedroom pop was endearingly homespun and laptop-lo-fi at a time when that was still a novelly twee concept, but it sparkled and moved with expertise beyond its sonic constraints.".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michael Angelakos, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I've Got Your Number" | 6:12 |
| 2. | "Smile Upon Me" | 5:49 |
| 3. | "Cuddle Fuddle" | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Live to Tell the Tale" | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Better Things" | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Sleepyhead" (Angelakos, Mary O'Hara) | 2:55 |
Sample credits
- "Sleepyhead" contains elements from "Óró Mo Bháidín" by Mary O'Hara.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Chunk of Change.
- Michael Angelakos – recording
- Ian Hultquist – vocal engineering (tracks 5, 6)
- Frank Napolski – artwork, layout
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA) | 13 |
| France (SNEP) | 58 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 35 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | September 16, 2008 | ||
| Australia | February 13, 2009 | Sony | |
| France | February 16, 2009 | ||
| United Kingdom | Columbia |
