Passion Pit released their third full length album “Kindred” on April 21, 2015 and was preceeded by the album’s lead single “Lifted Up (1985).”

“Lifted Up (1985)” begins the album in energetic fashion with pounding drums, throbbing synths and layered vocals. While the chorus can get somewhat cluttered, this is a clear choice for a lead single and serves as a solid opening to the album.

“Whole Life Story” has some nice guitar and synth effects and heavily relies on an upbeat handclap groove. While the song as a whole lacks any real sort of progression, the heavily accented vocal melody makes the song a fun listen.

“Where the Sky Hangs” features a clearly audible bass and more stipped down vocals from Michael Angelakos. The feel of this song is a bit more laid back, but features a slight style change part way through that keeps the listener engaged.

While “All I Want” features one of the more fun and unique synth lines on the album, it unfortunately sinks as one of the more forgettable tracks and mostly blends together with the tracks that proceed it.

“Five Foot Ten (I)” features one of the best instrumentals on the album with both throbbing and meandering synths during the chorus and some chime and handclap effects during the verse. The tracks frantic pace make it one of the most danceable on the album.

“Dancing on the Grave” brings the tempo and volume down and serves mostly as an intro into one of the best tracks on the album, “Until We Can’t (Let’s Go).”

“Until We Can’t (Let’s Go)” fades in with pounding drums and synths making one of the best intros on the album. The vocal melody is enjoyable and the instrumental is intense (in an indie-pop sense) and all adds up as one of the most fun listens on the album.

“Looks Like Rain” also falls into the slightly forgettable rut. Nothing really notable happens during this track besides a few nice vocal moments.

“My Brother Taught Me How To Swim” picks the tempo back up, but ends up not being as enjoyable as the other tracks in that category on the album. While is does feature some cool drum effects, it’s pretty standard Passion Pit fare.

“Ten Feet Tall (II)” gets in your face right as it kicks off. It features the familiar vocals with heavy effects and some similar airy chords behind it. It serves its purpose as a solid outro, but not much else.

Overall, “Kindred” as a complete package doesn’t end up being a cohesive product as much as being a collection of songs like many albums these days. Most of the most memorable tracks end up being of the uptempo variety leading a very single heavy listen.

Recommended tracks: “Five Foot Ten (I)” “Until We Can’t (Let’s Go)” “Whole Life Story” “Lifted Up (1985)”