![]() But Angelakos’ connection with the crowd was still evident. Passion Pit didn’t take many breaks between songs to chat with the audience, or share stories of their career. During “Folds In Your Hands,” rainbow lights flashed into the crowd, enhancing the beauty of the infectious beat and Angelakos’ surprisingly powerful vocals. The incredible strobe lights added a rave-esque element to the show, inspiring me to dance a little harder than normal. Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit holds his microphone towards the crowd during a concert at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. They never failed to fill in those lyrics, proving the significance and timelessness of Manners for a generation of music nerds. He regularly pointed his mic out into the crowd, signaling the audience to sing along with him. He scuttled out into the spotlights wearing his signature combination of a white button down and a striped skinny tie and immediately started jumping to hype the crowd. They performed the album in full, followed by an encore of some of their other greatest hits like “Carried Away” and “Take A Walk.”Īngelakos absolutely commanded the stage through it all. Passion Pit just closed their Manners 10th Anniversary Tour with Saturday’s show in Washington, celebrating their debut album and the successful music career that has followed. Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit performs at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., on (Allison O’Reilly/For The Diamondback). It feels like just yesterday I was a naïve middle schooler, sitting on my bedroom floor scrolling through Tumblr with the “indie pop” Pandora station playing through the speakers, exposing me to bands like Passion Pit, Vampire Weekend and MGMT.Īs I stood alone in the sweaty crowd at The Anthem, the smell of beer and weed filling the air, I screamed the lyrics to “Sleepyhead” along with Michael Angelakos and hundreds of fans, ignoring my ‘adult’ surroundings to deeply immerse myself in the nostalgia for my preteen years. Here is a really bad quality video of an amazing performance.“Sleepyhead” by Passion Pit is one of the songs that made me fall in love with music. My favorite thing about Passion Pit is their live performances. Constant Conversations – A song with sweet vocals, but still very anthemic. ![]()
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