Perhaps you’ve heard about the Boston electro-pop quintet Passion Pit’s backstory: Two years ago, falsetto voiced frontman Michael Angelakos – then just a dude making tunes by himself in his bedroom – ...

It was 45 minutes before doors were set to open at Brighton Music Hall last month for the fourth and final night of the residency called “Michael Angelakos is Passion Pit.” Soundcheck was scheduled to ...

We sat down with creative force and frontman Michael Angelakos to discuss the new record, why he could never do "straight pop" and feeling understood for the first time. It feels like you're due your ...

On this week's All Songs Considered we talk about the secrets to being happy and how they relate to a euphoric new track from the electro-pop group Passion Pit. We'll hear the first song from Franz ...

Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos has announced a belated 10th anniversary edition of his 2012 album, Gossamer. The reissue includes two Passion Pit rarities recorded around the same time as the LP.

Passion Pit burst onto the electro-pop scene in 2008 with the release of their EP, "Chunk of Change." Originally passed from friend to friend, this dreamy and danceable record included their ...

It’s been almost two years since the ever-changing, largely mysterious Passion Pit released their widely acclaimed third album Kindred. Besides a recent solo Christmas album from frontman Michael ...

Michael Angelakos has some unusual ideas for his new music. He’s planning to release the fifth album from his band, Passion Pit, exclusively to his Substack subscribers. Some physical version of the ...

ACL Fest 2025 wrapped with sounds far and wide, old and new – from local trio the Point’s genre-blending world music to Chihuahua band Midnight Generation’s throwback disco to Passion Pit’s ...

Passion Pit‘s Michael Angelakos has premiered a brand new music video for “Lifted Up (1985),” the lead single from his forthcoming third studio album Kindred. Capturing the music’s euphoric ...

Between Austin City Limits Festival weekends, Zilker Park transforms for an intimate musical performance raising money for Austin’s 400 parks, trails, and green spaces. This year, indie-pop act ...