Kindred was written and produced by Passion Pit creative force and front-man Michael Angelakos, and recorded in New York City. The album was also produced by longtime collaborators and co-producers Chris Zane and Alex Aldi, as well as Benny Blanco.
Angelako’s songwriting process for Passion Pit has always been to filter and reshape. Many sounds on Kindred that one would assume are synths, are the remarkable notes of Angelakos’ voice, manipulated by computers and pedals.