Gossamer (studio album) by Passion Pit

Gossamer by Passion Pit
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-07-23
Overall rank: 2,837th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 161 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (51st)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (471st)
Award Best albums of all time (2,837th)
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Passion Pit bestography

Gossamer is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Passion Pit on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Passion Pit is Manners which is ranked number 2356 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 681.

Passion Pit album bestography « Higher ranked (2,356th) This album (2,837th) Lower ranked (21,143rd) »
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Gossamer track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 161 votes)
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Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 71.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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From 06/30/2022 17:25
This album is underrated on this site. If you are looking for good synth pop melodies, look no further with this album. Helped me understand how to play the synthesizer to make better melodies. I love this album. I recommend it to anybody to plays keyboard
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From 02/24/2019 20:28
Fantastic album. Pretty underrated on BEA, as are all Passion Pit records. Early 2010's indie rock doesnt get a whole better than this. Over-production is kind of his thing. This is a maximalist masterpiece.

Best tracks: Take a Walk, Carried Away, Constant Conversations, Cry Like A Ghost, Love is Greed, Its Not My Fault, I'm Happy
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From 07/10/2013 03:40
This album is all kinds of worth it. Passion Pit’s first album was excellent and there is in no way a sophomore slump with them. This album is just as good as the first one. Catchy melodies strewn across well-made electronic pop sounds, this album is beautiful and fun at the same time. I’ve always been amazed at lead singer Michael Angelakos’s voice. It’s so high yet so controlled. This is electronic pop at it’s finest.
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From 04/28/2013 13:21
Really cool album for 2012. I like it a lot more than their first album. Filled with great hooks and the lyricism is great when you pay attention the lyrics.
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From 04/19/2013 15:25
This has some really fun tunes on it. Occasionally dude's voice bothers me a bit, but it fails to ruin it for me.
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From 04/16/2013 22:17
I don't understand how this can be criticized for having "not enough hooks" - this album is dripping with them! It's all subjective anyway...but, subjectively, I love this album. Powerful, pulsating happiness the whole way through - if you ignore the lyrics.
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From 10/28/2012 00:58
It's that great Kinks thing of optimistic uplifting music with pessimistic depressing lyrics. His voice is fantastic and I'd say this is better than their debut. It's more cohesive. It's 21st Century young adult troubles funneled into blissful and meticulous electro-pop.
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From 07/14/2012 23:52
I love Take A Walk. That's a great track, but nothing else really made me hold on. Excellent production, and a very easy listen, but just a bit same-y sounding.
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