Passion Pit have unveiled the music video for their single "Lifted Up (1985)." Taken from their upcoming artist album Kindred, the video puts band frontman Michael Angelakos in the middle of a raving mosh pit that starts with seizing strobe lights and calms somewhat visually to rave with lasers, glow sticks and light-up mouth guards. Angelakos gets pushed and bumped around a lot during the video, but never breaks stride. He even gets himself a light-up mouth guard and, in a seemingly unscripted moment, has it knocked out by wild partygoers and reacts with a wry smile. He ends in a crowd more fitting of a Passion Pit show with more beards and less neon who jump around in a more orderly fashion before he is lifted up above the riff-raff. Watch the video below via Passion Pit.
"Lifted Up (1985)" is the first single from Passion Pit's third studio album Kindred and the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2012 LP Gossgamer.
If you pre-order the album now, you will receive "Lifted Up" and "Where the Sky Hangs" instantly. Head to iTunes or Amazon to get your copy now.
The band will be going out on a large North American tour this spring in support of the album, which will include stops in Toronto, Brooklyn, Chicago, San Diego, Denver and elsewhere. They will also be a fixture of several festivals, including McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Phoenix tomorrow night, March 27, and BottleRock Festival in May. The trio will also take a quick trip to Europe for two shows in Paris and London during the tour.
Check out the full album tracklist below.
01. Lifted Up (1985)
02. Whole Life Story
03. Where the Sky Hangs
04. All I Want
05. Five Foot Ten (I)
06. Dancing on the Grave
07. Until We Can't (Let's Go)
08. Looks Like Rain
09. My Brother Taught Me How to Swim
10. Ten Feet Tall (II)
