Kindred (Passion Pit album)
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| Released | April 21, 2015 | |||
| Length | 37:35 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Kindred is the third studio album by American electropop band Passion Pit. It was released on April 21, 2015, by Columbia Records.[2][3]
Background
[edit]On June 24, 2014, lead singer Michael Angelakos announced through Twitter that Passion Pit are working on their as yet to be titled third studio album.[4] Angelakos confirmed that the third album would in fact be released in 2015. In anticipation of the release, the band posted several coded images to various social networking platforms. Soon after the release of the Morse code image, the official Passion Pit website, which had been under construction since the end of the 2013 tour, came back up. It is now known as "KindredTheAlbum.com". The website includes a short 13 second clip titled "That flickering light's just a flame" and a picture of Angelakos jumping in the air.
On February 16, 2015, the band uploaded the lead single for the new album "Lifted Up (1985)" onto its YouTube channel. The band then followed up by releasing the names of the rest of the tracks and by announcing the album would be available for pre-order the following day (Tuesday February 17, 2015). The third track, titled "Where the Sky Hangs" was also released on Passion Pit's Vevo page in the early hours of February 17, 2015.[5][6]
On April 14, 2015, the album began streaming on iTunes Radio's First Play station as a preview for the album to be released.
Reception
[edit]Kindred has received generally positive reviews, obtaining a normalised score of 72 based on 22 reviews.[7]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Chicago Tribune | [9] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[10] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[11] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.8/10[12] |
| Slant Magazine |  [13] |
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lifted Up (1985)" |
| 4:23 | |
| 2. | "Whole Life Story" |
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| 3:18 |
| 3. | "Where the Sky Hangs" | Angelakos |
| 3:50 |
| 4. | "All I Want" |
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| 3:26 |
| 5. | "Five Foot Ten (I)" | Angelakos |
| 4:34 |
| 6. | "Dancing on the Grave" | Angelakos |
| 3:28 |
| 7. | "Until We Can't (Let's Go)" |
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| 4:05 |
| 8. | "Looks Like Rain" | Angelakos |
| 3:55 |
| 9. | "My Brother Taught Me How to Swim" | Angelakos |
| 4:12 |
| 10. | "Ten Feet Tall (II)" | Angelakos |
| 2:24 |
| Total length: | 37:35 | |||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 30 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 81 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 23 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[17] | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ Geslani, Michelle (February 16, 2015). "Passion Pit premieres new single "Lifted Up (1985)" — listen". ConsequenceOfSound. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Gordon, Jeremy (16 February 2015). "Passion Pit Detail New Album Kindred, Share "Lifted Up (1985)"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (16 February 2015). "Passion Pit Detail New Album 'Kindred,' Share First Single 'Lifted Up (1985)'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "טוויטר / Passionpit: Aside from working on the new". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Goble, Corban (29 January 2015). "Passion Pit Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Muller, Marissa. "All Passion Pit Release Two New Songs, 'Lifted Up (1985)' & 'Where the Sky Hangs'". Radio.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ a b Metacritic score
- ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Kindred – Passion Pit". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Chicago Tribune Review
- ^ Consequence of Sound Review
- ^ Slingerland, Calum (January 9, 2015). "Passion Pit – Kindred". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ Cox, Jamieson (April 22, 2015). "Passion Pit: Kindred — Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ "Slant review". Slant Magazine. 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Passion Pit – Kindred". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Passion Pit Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ "Passion Pit Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Passion Pit Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
