Among them were US indie darlings Passion Pit, who invited the trio on their recent UK tour.

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As well as working on his new album, the Scottish musician has recently produced tracks for Dizzee Rascal and Kylie Minogue, as well as supplying remixes for Katy Perry, Primal Scream and Passion Pit.

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Last year the label launched Passion Pit's "Gossamer" by streaming the album exclusively on the site, thereby assuring that it would attract the sort of loyal, affluent and geographically diverse audience associated with public radio.

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