Description

Kindred, is the new album from Passion Pit. Kindred was written by Passion Pit creative force and frontman Michael Angelakos and recorded in New York City. The album was produced by Angelakos alongside longtime collaborators and co-producers Chris Zane and Alex Aldi, as well as Benny Blanco.

Kindred follows Passion Pits 2012 hit Gossamer, which found the band selling out Madison Square Garden, appearing on Saturday Night Live and a special Live on Letterman performance, and playing at major festivals including Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, Outside Lands and more.

Angelakos songwriting process for Passion Pit has always been to filter and reshape. Many sounds on Kindred that one would assume are synths are Angelakos voice, manipulated by computers and pedals. Angelakos frequently repurposes sound: using top 40 signifiers for outré ends, crushing weird natural and synthetic detritus together into pop (Brent Katz, liner notes, 2015).

Angelakos recent collaborations include tracks with Skrillex and Madeon.