Singing Through The Trees

Passion Pit “Constant Conversations”

As it turns out, Passion Pit are pretty good with slow jams. That designation is only superficial, though – the tone and texture nods to modern R&B and post-Kanye production, but the lyrics are pure self-pitying white boy. Which is more interesting, really: Michael Angelakos gets into some great nuance here, singing from the perspective of someone whose drinking problem is right at the edge of costing them their relationship. His sentiment shifts through the “constant conversations,” essentially doing a figure eight that keeps passing through moments of moping, belligerence, self-flagellation and defensiveness.

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