On July 20, 2012, “Columbia” and “Frenchkiss Records” label released “Gossamer”, the second Passion Pit studio album. It was recorded in 2011 at “Gigantic” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Zane and Michael Angelakos.

Personnel:

• Michael Angelakos – vocals, instruments, programming
• Nico Muhly – celeste, piano, string arrangements
• Chris Zane – drums, percussion, mixing
• Andrew Esposito – aux percussion, additional programming 
• Jon Natchez – tenor and baritone saxophone
• Kelly Pratt – trumpet, trombone 
• Eric Lamb – flute
• Caleb Burhans, Max Mandel, Nadia Sirota – violin
• Anna Elashvili, Keats Dieffenbach, Rob Moose, Yuki Numata – viola
• Clarice Jensen – cello, flute
• Ebba Lovisa Andersson, Petra Brohäll, Amanda Wikström – additional vocals
• Diplo – additional programming
• Mike Dunkley – additional programming
• Alex Aldi – engineer, mixing, additional production
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction, design
• Mark Borthwick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Angelakos.

1. Take a Walk
2. I’ll Be Alright
3. Carried Away
4. Constant Conversation
5. Mirrored Sea
6. Cry Like a Ghost
7. On My Way
8. Hideaway
9. Two Veils to Hide My Face
10. Love Is Greed
11. It’s Not My Fault, I’m Happy
12. Where We Belong