{"product_id":"gossamer","title":"GOSSAMER |","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Michael Angelakos (vocals, programming).\n\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixers: Chris Zane; Alex Aldi.\n\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Gigantic Studios, New York, NY.\n\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Mark Borthwick.\n\u003cbr\u003eLike 2009's Manners, Passion Pit's sophomore outing is a fat thunderclap of soulful, echo-boom electro-pop that's as poisonous as it is precious, pounding out twinkling summer dance hymns that frame Michael Angelakos' elastic falsetto against a buttermilk sky that's secretly teeming with ominous storm clouds. With Gossamer, Angelakos' angst is pushed even further to the forefront, revealing an artist who doesn't just moonlight as a professional demon wrestler, but puts in a full day's work. Despite the flurry of pre-release woes (canceled shows, lengthy hospital stays, and the revelation of a botched, early suicide attempt, the latter of which is examined in great detail on the visceral and vulnerable closer \"Where We Belong\"), Gossamer is a triumph of youthful, bipolar tenacity that filters its manic energy through a cosmopolitan prism of pop avenues, from silky neo-soul (\"Constant Conversation\") to shimmery J?nsi-inspired synth pop (\"Take a Walk\"), the latter of which takes a third-person approach, weaving a tale of a husband and father's desperation in trying to make sense of his own actions in the midst of a recession's relentless, bloodied backhand. Angelakos' pathos aside, musically, Gossamer bristles with the kind of accessible pop luminosity that's usually relegated to barren Top 40 nonsense, but Angelakos and company know what constitutes a proper earworm, and effortless, infectious cuts like \"I'll Be Alright,\" \"Carried Away,\" \"It's Not My Fault, I'm Happy,\" and the aforementioned \"Constant Conversation\" latch on to the cochlea like a xenomorph with a taste for Fun., Phoenix, and the Lightning Seeds. Though the environment that birthed the appropriately titled Gossamer may be a bummer, the end product is winningly majestic and brilliantly spun. ~ James Christopher Monger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2012-07-24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: ROCK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2012-07-24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49261119897842,"sku":"FHZXIH-2GGE-QP","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/passion-pit-gossamer_snzxJ.jpg?v=1779724741","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/gossamer","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}