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Label: Columbia \u252c\u00e1| \u252c\u00e1\u252c\u00e1Released: 23.07.12.<\/p>\n

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.\u252c\u00e1 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.\u252c\u00e1 On the contrary.\u252c\u00e1 There is a manic, slightly ADHD feel to the album, like your head is constantly turning, and there are shiny things all around you. \u252c\u00e1Synthetic 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.\u252c\u00e1 The overall feeling is one of energy and joy, but there are contrasts.\u252c\u00e1 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. \u252c\u00e1Just like the construction of the album, layer upon layer of melody, there is a darker edge underneath the sugary veneer of these tunes.\u252c\u00e1 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”.\u252c\u00e1 These lyrics take on even more meaning once you know that Angelakos\u252c\u00e1 \u252c\u00e1 actually had to cancel several tour dates recently due to mental illness. Gossamer, then, is not as light and fluffy as you might first think.\u252c\u00e1\u252c\u00e1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Like this?\u252c\u00e1 Try… \u252c\u00e1<\/strong>Royksopp\u252c\u00e1<\/strong>– Junior<\/strong><\/p>\n


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