Passion Pit nominated for 2009 MTV VMA

Straight from the OH FUCK YES files of my Hotline Blog: Passion Pit gets a VMA nod. Ahhhhh:

Britney Spears, Beyonce, Lady Gaga… Passion Pit? Damn straight.

Cambridge’s favorite electro-pop sons have been nominated for “Best Break Through Video” at the MTV 2009 Video Music Awards for “The Reeling.” This year’s VMAs, hosted again by Russell Brand airs Sept. 13 from Radio City Music Hall in New York.

While Beyonce and Lady GaGa dominate the other categories with nine nominations apiece (“Best Video,” “Best Female Video” blah blah blah) Passion Pit head up a fairly hip lot in the “Best Breakthrough Video” category. They’re up against the likes of Gnarls Barkley, Death Cab For Cutie and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, among others.

Here’s the full list of “Best Breakthrough Video” nominees:

Anjulie "Boom" Directed by Adria Petty
Bat For Lashes "Daniel" Directed by Johan Renck
Chairlift "Evident Utensil" Directed by Ray Tintori
Cold War Kids "I've Seen Enough" Directed by Vern Moan
Death Cab for Cutie "Grapevine Fires" Directed by Walter Robot
Gnarls Barkley "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" Directed by Chris Milk
Major Lazer "Hold The Line" Directed by Ferry Gouw
Matt And Kim "Lessons Learned" Directed by Taylor Cohen & Otto Arsenault
Passion Pit "The Reeling" Directed by Humble
Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Heads Will Roll" Directed by Richard Ayoade

Check the video for "The Reeling" here.