Stereogum — Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has been very candid about his bipolar disorder after he had to cancel some tour dates following the release of their sophomore album Gossamer, and he’s even been awarded in the past for putting a positive fac... more info

Stereogum — Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has putting up some unreleased demos over the past few days on his Soundcloud under the name Eastern Shift, which is presumably a moniker for some of his solo work. One of the first things he shared was a rework... more info

Stereogum — Aside from an acoustic performance of “Sleepyhead” he did for charity a few weeks back, Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has been pretty quiet over the past year while putting the finishing touches on the band’s third album, which he said... more info

Stereogum — Team Spirit, the Brooklyn garage-rockers led by the former Passion Pit keyboardist Ayad Al Adhamy, have built up an enviable catalog of goofy, fun music videos. Their new clip, for “Satisfaction,” might not be their best, but it still has the ana... more info

Stereogum — Sponsored by Dead Bolt Wine. Break into Dead Bolt wines responsibly. Since retiring from his position as the keyboardist in Passion Pit, Ayad Al Adhamy has become best known as frontman of the Brooklyn-based band Team Spirit, and founder of Black Bel... more info

Stereogum — Yellerkin is the duo of Adrian Galvin and Luca Buccellati, Brooklyn pop experimentalists who seem to have ingested Animal Collective and Passion Pit in equal measure. “Tools,” their new single, brings a wanton, whimsical spirit to bold, bright sy... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Team Spirit / Puppet Team Spirit Team Spirit, the band fronted by former Passion Pit member Ayad Al Adhamy, are finally coming out with their debut album, titled Killing Time, which will be out September 30 via Vice/WB. The first... more info

Stereogum — Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has been open about his mental illness before. He even won an award last year for increasing awareness and putting a positive face on his experiences with bipolar disorder. Angelakos took to Twitter to criticize... more info

Stereogum — On June 24, a previously unknown singer-songwriter calling herself Ryn Weaver uploaded a gleaming state-of-the-art pop track called “OctaHate” to SoundCloud and became a literal overnight sensation. The song, produced by Passion Pit’s Michael A... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this summer, the relatively unknown singer Ryn Weaver came out of nowhere with “OctaHate,” a spiraling-skyward single co-produced by Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos, Charli XCX, Benny Blanco, and Cashmere Cat. We were impressed. Weaver ... more info