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Quebec City Summer Festival 2013 Reveals Lineup: Black Keys, Passion Pit + More to Perform

Gina Vespa — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:29:03 +0000

Founded back in 1968, the Quebec City Summer Festival returns for its 46th annual run on July 4-14. The lineup features a wide variety of top-name acts, among them the Black Keys, Passion Pit, MGMT, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Weezer and the Wu-Tang Clan.

Passion Pit Announce 2013 Tour Dates for Spring and Summer

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:32:13 +0000

Passion Pit experienced a glitch in their touring plans last year after releasing 'Gossamer,' since frontman Michael Angelakos suffers from bipolar disorder and needed to table his commitments in order to address his personal issues. With all of that in the rearview, the Pit are getting back on the road this spring and summer.

Passion Pit, 'Cry Like a Ghost' – New Video

Beth Kellmurray — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:34:57 +0000

Passion Pit’s brand-new video for ‘Cry Like a Ghost’ complements the song’s tempo and lyrics with some thoughtful choreography. The clip follow a girl’s emotional romantic history and opens with her in the woods, dancing alone. From there, it quickly and gracefully moves from one memory to the next, as she moves from the arms of one man to another. The dance is a physical narration of the girl’s past relationships: One moment of holding hands over coffee turns into a hand that slaps the cigarette out of another man’s mouth. In the end, the dance brings her back to the woods, alone, but this time in reverse.

Kanrocksas 2013 Unveils Lineup: Passion Pit, fun., Yeah Yeah Yeahs + More to Perform

Gina Vespa — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:51:43 +0000

The 2013 Kanrocksas Music Festival was announced earlier this year, and now the full lineup has been revealed. Back for its second go-round, the fest is set to take place at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., from June 28-29. The two-day affair boasts performances by Passion Pit, fun. and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, plus dozens more.

Free Press Summer Fest 2013 Lineup Includes Alabama Shakes, Postal Service, Passion Pit + More

Gina Vespa — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:10:15 +0000

The lineup for Houston’s Free Press Summer Fest has been announced, and Alabama Shakes, the Postal Service and Passion Pit are among the dozens of bands slated to perform. The two-day festival is back for its fifth annual run and is set to take place from June 1-2 at Buffalo Bayou's Eleanor Tinsley Park.

Ottawa Bluesfest 2013 Announces Lineup: fun., Passion Pit, Skrillex + More Set to Perform

Gina Vespa — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:44:57 +0000

The Ottawa Bluesfest, Canada’s largest blues festival, is held each summer in the heart of downtown Ottawa. This year’s edition is set to take place from July 4-14 at the scenic LeBreton Flats Park, and the impressive lineup boasts fun., Passion Pit, Skrillex and dozens more.

Tropicana Farmstand 2013 Commercial – What's the Song?

Gina Vespa — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:16:04 +0000

You can’t help but smile when you watch the new Tropicana Farmstand commercial, which begins with a spirited store clerk dancing as he pushes a beverage cart through the grocery store and ends with a girl enjoying a refreshing glass of chilled fruit and vegetable juice. What’s the song in this feel-good clip? The catchy [...]

Camp Bisco 2013 Features Passion Pit, Animal Collective + More

Gina Vespa — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:07:57 +0000

The 2013 edition of Camp Bisco – an annual music festival held in Mariaville, N.Y. – is set to take place from July 11-13 at the scenic Indian Lookout Country Club. This year's go-round boasts performances by Passion Pit, Animal Collective and many more.

Passion Pit, 'Carried Away' – New Video

Gina Vespa — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:02:46 +0000

Passion Pit have unveiled a new video for ‘Carried Away,’ just in time for Valentine’s Day. Not to be confused with the clip for the Tiesto remix of the song, which was released a few weeks back, this vid features frontman Michael Angelakos and 'One Tree Hill' actress Sophia Bush caught in the throes of a tumultuous – yet very entertaining – romantic relationship.

Sweetlife 2013 Festival: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Passion Pit, Phoenix + More to Perform

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:42:50 +0000

Do you want to live the Sweetlife? Well, you can. Just visit the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland -- located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. -- on May 11, as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Passion Pit, Phoenix and more will take the stage for the 2013 Sweetlife Festival. This Beltway-area shindig is both a music and food festival, which is our favorite kind of hybrid. You can rock out and fill your belly with delicious eats at the same time. Sounds like a utopia.

Passion Pit, 'Carried Away (Tiesto Remix)' – New Video

Joe Robinson — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:42:41 +0000

You want a new drug? Why not try the crazy powdered concoction featured in the video for the Tiesto remix of Passion Pit’s ‘Carried Away,’ which, when ingested, causes users to explode into multiple clones of themselves. Talk about consciousness expansion! The transformation process is definitely a cool special effect — and things only get carried [...]

Passion Pit, Matt and Kim Plot 2013 Tour

Joe Robinson — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:43:14 +0000

Passion Pit have mapped out a 2013 North American tour with Brooklyn duo Matt and Kim in the opening slot. The trek is scheduled to kick off Feb. 5 in Norfolk, Va., and run through a March 2 gig in Salt Lake City, Utah, followed by a trip down to South America at the end of the month for Lollapalooza 2013 in Brazil and Chile.

Passion Pit Play 'SNL,' Perform 'Take a Walk' and 'Carried Away'

Kenneth Partridge — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:42:25 +0000

Passion Pit appeared last night on 'Saturday Night Live,' where they played two songs -- 'Take a Walk' and 'Carried Away' -- from their acclaimed sophomore album, 'Gossamer.' (Watch them both below.) On record, the group exists largely a solo project for singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist mastermind Michael Angelakos, but live, it's a team effort, a nine-strong electro-pop force to be reckoned with -- and danced to.

Taco Bell Doritos Locos Instagram Commercial – What's the Song?

Lauren Stern — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:06:30 +0000

Taco Bell's new Doritos Locos Tacos have become a craze in the fast food world since they were released this past spring. Recently, the chain has reported that they have sold 200 million tacos so far. So it's no surprise that the company used the popular app Instagram and an indie rock hit for their new commercial to promote the brand even further.

Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Passion Pit + More Featured on 'Frankenweenie' Soundtrack

Dave Lifton — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:00:08 +0000

Tim Burton's upcoming movie, 'Frankenweenie,' is a 3D remake of a short film Burton made in 1984 about a boy who brings his dog back to life. Although the movie won't be in theaters until Oct. 5, the soundtrack, 'Frankenweenie Unleashed!' -- which will be released on Sept. 25 -- features a song by Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Passion Pit Singer Opens Up About Living With Bipolar Disorder

Jeff Giles — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:54:47 +0000

We've grown accustomed to celebrities cloaking their visits to rehab in euphemisms like "dealing with exhaustion," so when Passion Pit canceled some gigs last month due to singer Michael Angelakos' need to "work on improving my mental health," it was easy to be cynical about the real reasons for the decision. But as it turns out, Angelakos has been living with an acute form of bipolar disorder -- a struggle he discussed during recent in-depth interviews with Rolling Stone and Pitchfork.

Passion Pit, 'Constant Conversations' – New Video

Joe Robinson — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:20:14 +0000

Passion Pit‘s ‘Gossamer’ album has been out for just one week, and they are already unleashing the third video for a tune from the disc, this time for ‘Constant Conversations.’ That said, the clip isn’t some lo-fi throwaway home movie. In fact, with director Dori Oskowitz (Cee Lo, Ke$ha) overseeing a cast that includes Peter Bogdanovich (“The Sopranos’), [...]

New Passion Pit and Gaslight Anthem Albums on Track for Big Debuts

Jeff Giles — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:14:28 +0000

During a relatively soft week for major new music releases, the latest albums from Passion Pit (‘Gossamer’) and the Gaslight Anthem (‘Handwritten’) appear poised to score impressively high debuts. Billboard reports that “industry sources suggest” both new LPs should end up in the Top 10 on the charts for this week, with final sales numbers [...]

Passion Pit Cancel More 2012 Tour Dates

Joe Robinson — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:20:10 +0000

One week after canceling several dates on their 2012 summer tour — and just one day after the release of their much-anticipated new album, ‘Gossamer’ – Passion Pit have announced that they will be nixing three more concerts on the jaunt. Passion Pit revealed the initial changes on July 16 in a note from frontman Michael Angelakos [...]

Passion Pit, 'Gossamer' – Album Review

John Tarpley — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:00:43 +0000

Alternate album title: 'Pity Party 'Til You Puke.' Three years ago, Passion Pit found their electropop piped into homes everywhere when their breakout single, 'Sleepyhead,' became the Big TV Commercial Jam of 2008. That beat -- that still-incredible, 'Ye-influenced beat -- and Michael Angelakos' birthday balloon-huffing falsetto were everywhere -- except for the Billboard Top 100 charts, somehow.