![]() I come from a musical family, so I grew up listening to good music, personally drew many ideas from the Beach Boys and the Beatles. I was about 5-years-old when I recorded that tape used at the beginning of "Better Things." I had tons of fake bands throughout elementary school and what not as I was really the only person who learned how to play anything beyond saxophone or trumpet. I used to sing "This Old Man" at the top of my lungs on these carpeted, boxy constructs at this shoe store in central New Jersey. Was making music something you always saw yourself doing? The ink hasn't even dried so to speak so, you know, we're all still really excited. I really have nothing but good things to say about everyone I've been working with. We met up soon after but I was pretty much certain that they were who I wanted to work with, judging from their approach within the industry, their roster, and just their personalities in general. I believe it had something to do with a show we played with Girl Talk, someone having kind words to say, and then the guys at FKR liking the mp3s. To be completely honest, I'm not exactly sure of how they heard of us. How did you team up with Frenchkiss Records? But, to sum it up, Passion Pit was never meant to be anything but just that… a little present. They liked it and I soon realized she liked it, so I just continued to base the entire project off of how much of my nonsense she has to put up with. I was just making little beats with pretty, simple melodies that would make my roommates dance. I had been playing around with writing music again as I hadn't written anything in awhile. My girlfriend and I have kind of marked Valentine's Day as our anniversary, but last year I, in character, did not have anything to give. I'm so bad about being timely with anything, including presents and such. Did Passion Pit begin as a passion project? I’ve heard stories about a Valentine's Day EP for your girlfriend. Passion Pit's Chunk of Change EP is out on Frenchkiss Records on September 16th. Coincidentally, our friend Michaella Solar-March, from Australian radio station FBi 94.5, recently interviewed Michael Angelakos from the band, so grab the song, then read what he had to say about love, life and french kisses. And, as a lesson to all crusty label heads out there, they've put the mp3 up on their own site for download. One of our favorite music blogs, Good Weather for Airstrikes, gave up the grind of talking about music for the grind of putting it out on their new label Neon Gold Records, and "Sleepyhead" is their first 7-inch release. Gossamer, then, is not as light and fluffy as you might first think.We've been cranking Passion Pit's "Sleepyhead" for a good long minute, but it wasn't until last week that we had good reason to put it up for download. These lyrics take on even more meaning once you know that Angelakos actually had to cancel several tour dates recently due to mental illness. Cheerfully, frontman Michael Angelakos sings “let’s just keep pretending to be friends” on Carried Away and about how he can beat “all these demons”. Just like the construction of the album, layer upon layer of melody, there is a darker edge underneath the sugary veneer of these tunes. Mirrored Sea’s catchy opening riff sounds like an anthem that a crowd of festival goers could yell along to, and Cry Like a Ghost’s reverberating bass and synthetic claps give an R+B feel. ![]() The overall feeling is one of energy and joy, but there are contrasts. ![]() Synthetic basslines and syncopated keyboard chords in Carried Away call to mind video game music, and the same squeaky, pitch adjusted voice that was present on previous hit Sleepyhead is present here, in I’ll Be Alright. ![]() There is a manic, slightly ADHD feel to the album, like your head is constantly turning, and there are shiny things all around you. With its bluesy synth riff and earnest harmony from the backing singers, you could be mistaken in thinking Gossamer would be taking a slightly slower tempo. If you’ve heard the first single, Take a Walk, from Passion Pit’s new album Gossamer, you may be surprised by the rest of the album.
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