When he was 18, Angelakos was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. “It’s a constant thing—I’m on suicide watch all the time,” he says, with straightforward nonchalance, on a June evening in his Brooklyn ...

Michael Angelakos has some unusual ideas for his new music. He’s planning to release the fifth album from his band, Passion Pit, exclusively to his Substack subscribers. Some physical version of the ...

It was 45 minutes before doors were set to open at Brighton Music Hall last month for the fourth and final night of the residency called “Michael Angelakos is Passion Pit.” Soundcheck was scheduled to ...

Gossamer is a perfect title for Passion Pit's new record. The long-awaited follow-up to its breakthrough album, 2009's Manners, finds the band spinning shimmering silk from many intricately layered ...

Michael Angelakos is feeling festive. The Passion Pit frontman and Buffalo native has announced the release of a holiday video album and accompanying soundtrack called "Merry Christmas, Mr. Fields." ...

The lead singer of indie band, 'Passion Pit', Michael Angelakos has just announced he's gay only two months after filing for divorce from his wife, Kristina Mucci. "I’ve told very few people in my ...

Indie-rock has never been comfortable flirting with a populist stance. That's part of what gives it its "indie" credibility. For indie-rock lovers, the music they hold dear can be defined as much by ...