Blog: The Maroon Cafe

For this laid back tune " Constant Conversations " from their recently released album Gossamer , Passion Pit gives us country club visuals, bleached by a nostalgic sun, sedated by the slow mo camera. There's a fascinating awkwardness to the setting, between Hogwarts and Ivy League, especially as the hero/singer of the video announces pessimistically at the onset of the video "I'm well enough" - are we in presence of people paradoxically mourning in white? The soft sway of the camera added to the inherent sensuality of the characters pictured conjures up a [...]