Before heading for Texas, Passion Pit played their last west coast show at the Glass House in Pomona on Saturday.
Prior to their set, solo artist Cale Parks took the stage, previously a drummer for the bands Aloha and White Williams. Clearly mastering all types of percussion, Parks based his songs solely off of synths, drum beats and vocals. Jumping from the drums to the microphone, he played a short set of songs off of his albums "Sparklace" and "Illuminated Manuscript".
The next band consisted of six New Yorkers called The Harlem Shakes. The '90s-inspired band was complete with a saxophone player and harmonizing vocal touches from the guitarist and bassist. The band played the title track of their newest album "Technicolor Health" as lead singer Lexy Benaim, sounding a bit like Reggie Youngblood of Black Kids, smirked at the audience.
Passion Pit went on about a half-hour later as the venue started to fill up. Dispersed screams could be heard from the crowd as the band started setting up. As lead singer Michael Angelakos went onstage, the crowd went in an uproar to welcome the curly haired five-piece band.
The band instantly started off with a track from their new album "Manners" called "Make Light". They followed with "Better Things", taking the audience back to their EP "Chunk of Change".
The band's upbeat mixes and the audience's vigorous dancing steamed up the room as Angelakos screamed, "Turn on the air-con!" before going into their next song, "Let Your Love Grow Tall".
After Angelakos tried to sell the band's merchandise and complained about his bad salesmanship, they went into their next song "Little Secrets". This catchy beat got the crowd dancing as they took the place of the choir-sung chorus, singing the lyrics "No one needs to know we're feeling/Higher and higher and higher."
The bassist and guitarist started clapping on the drummers beat as he started off "I've Got Your Number". With the entire album being made on a helium-infused vocal sound, Angelakos tried his best to hit all the high notes of the song while gripping the edges of his black keyboard tightly during the chorus.
The band took a bit of time to wipe sweat off their heads as they jumped into their next song, "Folds in Your Hands". "Everyone still doing okay?" Angelakos asked, still panting.
The band took a slight break from the synths for "Moth's Wings" as the song gradually developed into a pounding melody. This upbeat air was taken to their next single, "Sleepyhead", which was undoubtedly the most popular song played at the Glass House that night.
After the band played their next song, "Smile Upon Me", they left the stage, leaving the crowd to start yelling for an encore. Angelakos consequently jumped back on stage and started to sing "Seaweed Song" by himself. One by one the other members of the band appeared on stage as the slow song approached its climax.
Passion Pit ended their fairly short set list with their hit "The Reeling" as Angelakos reached out to the audience for the first time while they screamed out short lines of the chorus: "Oh no/Oh no." The concert was a short 11-song performance due to the fact that this is Passion Pit's first album tour. Even so, they are a lively and well-sung band
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