Oh, dance-rock. So much fun, and yet, not all that great at setting itself apart sometimes. Passion Pit rides closer to the "rock" side than the dance side (compared to, say, last year's dash of dance-rock awesome, Cut Copy), but the synths and nimble drumming keep things perky, even if the lyrics say "Oh it's painful kneading/Yes, I lie and I wrangle with prospective angles" ("Make Light"). Singer/Songwriter Michael Angelakos has an impressive voice, especially because it's a high falsetto. While writing this review, I checked both Allmusic and Wikipedia to check who's the woman singing on here. There is no woman. Just Mr. Angelakos singing in a really high range. Melodically, each song is tightly constructed but sounds busy - synths whine or cascade in the forefront. Drums skitter or stomp where appropriate. Guitars enter when welcome. The lyrics veer into emo territory dependably, but if more emo bands sounded like a neon disco, people wouldn't deride the genre so much.
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