Boston's Passion Pit is the brainchild of Michael Angelakos. A songwriter's songwriter drawing from a variety of influences, from the classic pop of Randy Newman to the synth work of Giorgio Moroder. The Chunk of Change EP was originally put together as a (belated) Valentine's Day present to Angelakos' girlfriend which then prompted him to give it out to friends and fellow students at Emerson College.
Angelakos wrote and recorded the entire album by himself and it only hints at what is to come from this extremely talented perfectionist. The production of the recording - brief, sporadic, and explosive - worked towards the development of Angelakos' signature euphoric and blissfully melancholic sound.
Frenchkiss Records will reissue the ep this fall with the addition of two bonus tracks "Better Things" and "Sleepyhead" that are already catching the online world on fire. All of this is in preparation for Passion Pit's debut full length coming out in early 2009. Playing as a five piece live, Passion Pit has already blown away audiences opening up for Death Cab For Cutie, Girl Talk, These New Puritans and more. Also winning the WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll as the Best New Local Act of 2008, Passion Pit hopes to bring their soulful dance explosion to your town this fall.
The Band:
Michael Angelakos (voice, keys, piano, synth), Ian Hultquist (synth, voice) Thom Plasse (bass, synth), Ayad Al Adhamy (synth, sample, voice)
FALL TOUR DATES:
9/12 Newbury Comics on Newbury St, Boston, Massachusetts
9/13 Monolith Fest: Red Rocks CO, Denver, Colorado
09/17 Mercury Lounge W/ Sunset Rubdown, New York, New York
09/18 Great Scott ( CD RELEASE SHOW! 18+) Allston, Massachusetts
09/24 Bowery Ballroom w/ French Kicks, New York, New York
10/4 POP MONTREAL w/ The Dodos, MONTREAL, Quebec
10/11 in Boston @ Middle East with Les Savy Fav
10/27 Neumo’s w/ Yelle, Seattle, Washington
10/28 Commodore Ballroom w/ Yelle,Vancouver, British Columbia
10/29 Berbati’s Pan w/ Yelle, Portland, Oregon
10/31 Mezzanine W/ Yelle, San Francisco, California
11/1 Henry Fonda Theatre w/ Yelle, Los Angeles, California
11/2 The Beauty Bar w/ Yelle, San Diego, California
http://www.myspace.com/passionpitjams
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