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“Where the Sky Hangs,” “Looks Like Rain” and “My Brother Taught Me How to Swim” all hang together in a mass of childhood memories and evocative, spiritual musings. One of the most interesting tracks on the album is doomed to mediocrity because it doesn’t seem to have any place being on “Kindred” in the first place. Moments of nature and spirituality, though, steal the show on “Kindred.” “Looks Like Rain,” in particular, is a quiet snowglobe of divine ideas, lyrically anchored by references to nature: “the wind begins caressing/ all the branches to a sway/ the air shattered the glass/ it felt like crystals on your face/ I took you in my arms/ I could hear you saying grace.” Angelakos does a beautiful job of painting relationships, such as the ethereal, joyous portrait of exuberant young love in “Lifted Up (1985),” his ode to his wife.
The one part of Passion Pit’s work that may never disappoint is the imagery. This is in contrast to, say, “Dancing on the Grave,” which is just short of a note for note re-release of “Love is Greed,” from Gossamer. The casual sway to “Where the Sky Hangs” make it a standout track as far as musicality goes. The same is true of the low-key jam, “Where the Sky Hangs.” Its bridge, “don’t make me go, go”, sounds a lot like the previous track’s “oh don’t you let it go.” If Angelakos is going to include so few lyrics in an album, let alone in two consecutive but disconnected tracks, it might be worth making them count. It might play nicely with others on a mixtape, but it doesn’t push artistic boundaries. “Whole Life Story,” on the other hand, starts feeling lethargic by the second minute.
The same goes for “The Reeling” and “Hideaway” - Angelakos’ most innovative work pushes the boundaries of what’s nice to listen to, but it’s always new and creative. “Sleepyhead,” one of Passion Pit’s most popular songs is also high pitched and features long electronic sections that not everyone likes. Some of Passion Pit’s most creative work has been its most divisive. But what it makes it easy to like also makes it boring. It has a consistent, catchy, swinging beat that vaguely recalls “Carried Away” from Gossamer, Passion Pit’s previous album. “Whole Life Story” is a satisfying moment on the album, and could easily have been released as a single beforehand. Even Taylor Swift’s “1989,” which was produced by Jack Antonoff, features synth-heavy electronic moments that draw from the same tradition Passion Pit began in 2008 with “Sleepyhead.” “Kindred,” the third full-length album from Passion Pit, has some of the innovative moments listeners have come to expect from Angelakos’ work, but lacks the intensity or creative range of his previous albums. Zedd, Odesza, Diplo, Kygo and Skrillex have all taken the alternative electronic sound and brought it to mainstream listeners. Indie-electronic music has entered into prominence in the pop mainstream in recent years. Fast forward eight years and two incredibly successful studio albums, and Passion Pit is well known in indie and alternative circles for innovative and courageous electronic tracks. Passion Pit began with lead singer Michael Angelakos as a sophomore at Emerson College, recording a song to give to his girlfriend as a Valentine’s Day gift.
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