Agreed with JWT. I feel like there's a lot of great foundations for songs, but given more time or more creative direction they could have been so much more.
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Album Rating: 2.5
Yep, I feel like an extra few weeks in the studio could have fleshed out a lot more on this record.
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this was pretty terrible.
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Album Rating: 1.0
"The only unbearable moment on the album comes on “Until We Can’t” where Angelakos delivers an atrociously ham-fisted “Let’s Go!” in the chorus with some stadium-quality synths blaring behind him."
I just learned that Hans Zimmer is credited as co-composer on that song. Would explain the tune's over-the-top, bombastic qualities quite a bit, I think.
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Album Rating: 3.0
Interesting.
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holy fuck the guy in the band's DP looks exactly like shea weber
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Someone asked him about that, he just sampled something Zimmer had done for a movie is all.
I actually really enjoy Until We Can't. Production's great. Lyrics are basically Matt & Kim, which I have no problem with.
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can't get over that horrible cover
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Album Rating: 1.5
Got past the cover and gave this a listen...makes Empire of the Sun sound like friggin' world beaters!
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So, now I think I almost want to avoid this entirely because of how much you all seem to hate it. Gossamer was one of my favorites in 2012 and I can't stand the thought of hearing a terrible Passion Pit album.
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Album Rating: 2.5
i also thought i wouldn't really like this, but i definitely enjoyed this on first listen. i say give it a try
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Album Rating: 3.0
At least listen to the singles before you write it off.
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these guys have always sucked
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Gossamer had maybe two songs that didn't wear out after the first listen. I thought that album was pretty terrible. Passion Pit is great for singles but I don't think there's a reason for anyone to ever listen to one of their full-length albums.
I feel acts like this sound best in a playlist, mixed in with other artists. I don't understand why certain artists release full-length albums once every 2-3 years when they could release a great single once every few months. It's not like the average consumer of mainstream music buys albums anyways. Is the album cycle just used to justify a lucrative tour?
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Album Rating: 4.0
@tomakaveto it's not that bad. it's not as good as Gossamer but if you loved Gossamer I would be really surprised if you didn't at least _like_ Kindred.
@everythingandless I get what you're saying about the album thing (some artists do singles way better than albums) but in this case I def. disagree about Passion Pit. Gossamer is a very solid album (not just as a collection of singles) to a lot of people (including me). I see it as far more than the sum of it's parts
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Album Rating: 4.0
Excellent review mate.
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I'm almost ashamed to admit this, but I'm starting to like this album.
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Album Rating: 3.0
Thanks Irv!
I get what you're saying EverythingandLess, I just don't necessarily agree that Passion Pit is a band that deserves to be pigeonholed into the "singles only" model, especially since the lyrical content behind Gossamer was so compelling.
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Album Rating: 2.5
I definitely don't see passion pit as a singles band, i thought gossamer and manners were a fantastic listen all the way through
This however has a few stinkers, one of them is a single though, so i still don't think they are a singles band
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Album Rating: 1.5
band is entirely bad and has been since their inception
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