Kindred (Passion Pit album)

Kindred
Studio album by Passion Pit
Released	April 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
Length	37:35
Label	Columbia
Producer	Chris Zane Benny Blanco Michael Angelakos Alex Aldi
Passion Pit chronology
Constant Conversations (2013) Kindred (2015) Tremendous Sea of Love (2017)
Singles from Kindred
"Lifted Up (1985)" Released: February 16, 2015[1] "Where the Sky Hangs" Released: February 17, 2015 "Until We Can't (Let's Go)" Released: April 7, 2015

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

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

Kindred has received generally positive reviews, obtaining a normalised score of 72 based on 22 reviews.^[7]

Professional ratings

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lifted Up (1985)"	Michael Angelakos Benjamin Levin	Chris Zane Benny Blanco Angelakos Alex Aldi	4:23
2.	"Whole Life Story"	Angelakos Levin	Zane Blanco Angelakos Aldi	3:18
3.	"Where the Sky Hangs"	Angelakos	Zane Angelakos Aldi	3:50
4.	"All I Want"	Angelakos Levin	Zane Blanco Angelakos Aldi	3:26
5.	"Five Foot Ten (I)"	Angelakos	Zane Angelakos Aldi	4:34
6.	"Dancing on the Grave"	Angelakos	Zane Angelakos Aldi	3:28
7.	"Until We Can't (Let's Go)"	Angelakos Hans Zimmer Levin	Zane Blanco Angelakos Aldi	4:05
8.	"Looks Like Rain"	Angelakos	Zane Angelakos Aldi	3:55
9.	"My Brother Taught Me How to Swim"	Angelakos	Zane Angelakos Aldi	4:12
10.	"Ten Feet Tall (II)"	Angelakos	Zane Angelakos Aldi	2:24
Total length:				37:35

Charts

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

1. Geslani, Michelle (February 16, 2015). "Passion Pit premieres new single "Lifted Up (1985)" — listen". ConsequenceOfSound. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
2. Gordon, Jeremy (16 February 2015). "Passion Pit Detail New Album Kindred, Share "Lifted Up (1985)"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
3. Kreps, Daniel (16 February 2015). "Passion Pit Detail New Album 'Kindred,' Share First Single 'Lifted Up (1985)'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
4. "טוויטר / Passionpit: Aside from working on the new". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
5. Goble, Corban (29 January 2015). "Passion Pit Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
6. Muller, Marissa. "All Passion Pit Release Two New Songs, 'Lifted Up (1985)' & 'Where the Sky Hangs'". Radio.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
7. Metacritic score
8. Donelson, Marcy. "Kindred – Passion Pit". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
9. Chicago Tribune Review
10. Consequence of Sound Review
11. Slingerland, Calum (January 9, 2015). "Passion Pit – Kindred". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
12. Cox, Jamieson (April 22, 2015). "Passion Pit: Kindred — Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
13. "Slant review". Slant Magazine. 18 April 2015.
14. "Australiancharts.com – Passion Pit – Kindred". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
16. "Passion Pit Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
17. "Passion Pit Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
18. "Passion Pit Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2020.