except the music, which wasn't particularly 1980s". Singer Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit said in a 2009 interview that while playing electropop was not his intention, the limitations of dorm life made the genre more accessible.

In 2009, The Guardian quoted James Oldham--head of artists and repertoire at A&M Records--as saying "All A&R departments have been saying to managers and lawyers: 'Don't give us any more