Given that Passion Pit albums are essentially the work of only one person (frontman Michael Angelakos), it’s a marvel that the group even plays live at all. But Angelakos, who assembled a touring band shortly after writing the songs that would later become the band’s debut, Chunk of Change, has no trouble performing live. In fact, the synth-pop band has become such a solid live act that it now fills arenas in bigger cities. While we haven’t seen one of those shows, we suspect the band is best suited to the clubs where its concerts resemble dance parties. Last night before a capacity crowd at the Masonic Auditorium, the band delivered a rousing 80-minute set that again confirmed our suspicion. (The show was actually a make-up date in the wake of the cancellation of a concert slated to have taken place earlier this year.)
This article appears in May 8-14, 2013.
