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Jun 12, 2012 Passion Pit By Mike Hilleary

Last month Passion Pit returned on the scene releasing “Take A Walk,” the first single off the band’s forthcoming sophomore album Gossamer. Yesterday, the Massachusetts-based group released another new cut, the spastically digitized “I’ll Be Alright.”

In a recent interview with NME frontman Michael Angelakos says that Gosssamer will have a more “expansive” selection of songs than the band’s 2009 debut Manners: “If it feels like one song is drastically different from another who cares? I just really wanted to make a collection of good songs, that kind of album that harps back to the 90s… Everybody now wants new songs to sound the same and I really dislike that.”

Recorded in Los Angeles and New York City throughout 2011, the new album is to get plenty of exposure thanks to a multitude of live performances scheduled throughout the year, including a number of new fall dates just announced by the band.

You can listen to the new song and view all of the upcoming performances below. Gossamer is out July 24. (via NME)

Passion Pit Tour Dates:

06/22 – Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
06/23 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
07/15 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Festival
07/16 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
07/17 – Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium
07/19 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
07/20 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
07/21 – Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
08/03 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/05 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music Festival
08/07 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater *
08/09 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Twilight Concert Series
08/10 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
08/18 – Tokyo, JP @ Summer Sonic
08/19 – Osaka, JP @ Summer Sonic
08/21 – Singapore @ Esplanade Concert Hall
08/24-26 – Reading and Leeds, UK @ Reading and Leeds Festival
09/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl #
09/11 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
09/12 – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Convention Center
09/14 – Arlington, TX @ College Park Center
09/15 – Austin, TX @ The Backyard
10/18 – Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
10/19 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
10/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
10/22 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
10/26 – Oxford, MS @ The Lyric
10/27 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
10/29 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/01 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
11/02 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oa Music Theatre
11/06 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
11/14 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion

* = w/ Justice
# = w/ Hot Chip

(www.passionpitmusic.com)