Passion Pit Take A Walk to new album

Electropop has always been a slightly confusing genre, but one of those that seems to be all-encompassing, captivating fans of all different kinds of music. Passion Pit are the perfect example of this. They're uplifting sound so fresh and unique that every time you hear their music it feels like opening a portal to a new dimension. Following the phenomenal success of their 2009 album 'Manners', which featured on such platforms as FIFA 10 and the third series of Gossip Girl, the band have announced the release of their third-studio album, 'Gossamer'.

Take a Walk, the first single from their new album, is an exhilarating adventure into electropop, the chorus features a beautifully catchy riff similar to those of MGMT, another major force in the genre. A foot-stomping drum-beat and a melodic synth that brings together this exciting piece of music, with the very American vocals of lead-singer, Michael Angelakos.

The song is about an immigrant who scrapes enough money together to pursue the American dream, but they become lazy and forget their roots. The greed and selfishness of their children, and their accounts become overdrawn following some bad investments. Despite this, the song still has an positive feel, with the continued repetition of 'Take a Walk' describing a man, despite the pressures of his everyday and family life is still able to see the beauty of the world.

The video, depicts a camera quite literally bouncing around an American city, showing the turbulence of city-life in a vibrant, unorthodox way reflecting the fun-factor of Passion Pit's music...

Be sure to check it out and let's hope the rest of Gossamer lives up to this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZX6Q-Bj_xg