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We'd really appreciate it. Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain. Passion Pit. Facebook Over the past few weeks Michael Angelakos, the songwriter behind indie electro-pop band Passion Pit , has been dropping new tracks into an unofficial Youtube channel. Thanks for signing up! How Do I Whitelist Observer? Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer. Then Reload the Page. Passion Pit at Iron City Thursday night. Review gets three out of five stars.
If you're familiar with Passion Pit, the sold-out crowd at Iron City Thursday night was a predictable one. Teenagers wearing glow sticks and large Xs on their hands were interspersed with twenty- and thirty-somethings who, upon looking around, were constantly reflecting on how "old" they are.
That's because Passion Pit, who made a long-overdue appearance in Birmingham, are a youthful band in all the right ways: their high energy and emotional lyrics connect to younger audiences in a big way, but their pop sensibilities are crafted well enough to reach fans of all ages. After a frenetic opening set from Welsh indie rock trio The Joy Formidable, Passion Pit arrived at and kicked off their set with "Make Light" and "The Reeling," a pair of tracks from their debut album, "Manners.
Lead singer Michael Angelakos was in his trademark blazer and tie, a spectacular light show strobed and flickered across the audience and the stage, the synth-heavy band was electric and the crowd was going wild. There was one thing holding the Boston frontman and, by association, the band itself back, though — his voice wasn't at its usual capacity. Angelakos' vocals are fueled by a powerful falsetto, but on this night, the power seemed to be lacking. Halfway through the show, Angelakos came clean about his struggles.
I'm somehow making it through this show. Gossamer , the follow-up to Manners , was graced with a noticeable shift in lyrical style. Emotions that were once displayed through abstract metaphors and dream poetry were now being delivered in unrestrained, painfully earnest anecdotes.
It probably would have been therapeutic to talk it out in interviews. I still got the answers that anyone going to see Passion Pit on this tour needs. But for Angelakos, this tour is not simply a cash grab or a trip down memory lane. There are very tangible personal obstacles to be overcome here, things he needs to prove to himself. The story is simple but tragic. Obviously, this is a nightmare situation for any singer, but this left Angelakos completely incapacitated.
He was unable to hit the high notes. Imagine trying to sing any song from Manners without being able to hit the high notes. And of course, those were some of my favorite ones. Skip to content Search for:.
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