The Pass
Crosswalk Stereo
Louisville, KY’s The Pass tout a “neverending quest for a balanced
perfection of synthesizer pop and dance-floor psychedelia.” Mere
twentysomethings, they are already expert organizers of a barrage of sound
that would be otherwise easy to let derail. Thanks, they say, to endless
nights in a basement sound laboratory and influence by the likes of Justice,
LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk and ‘80s synth-pop. The Pass are half from Jersey
and half from Kentucky. Kyle Peters and Will Roberts played in garage bands
in the former; Brian Healey and Neil Lucas honed their craft in the latter.
They converged at the University of Louisville and got to work.
The Pass’s music is compulsively listenable, danceable and playable. Their
momentous sound and infectious onstage energy keep the crowd moving. Their
five song EP “Colors” was released in February 2010. Their debut full-length
album, to be mixed by Alex Aldi (Passion Pit) was released fall 2010 and
made many best of 2010 lists. The songs TRAP OF MIRRORS and COLORS have
already found their way into episodes of CW's hit show VAMPIRE DIARIES, the
song COLORS was featured in the FOX show RAISING HOPE, and CROSSWALK STEREO
in the MTV movie "My Super Psycho Sweet 16 Part 2". High points of 2010
include being the #1 seller at ear-X-tasy for a week, being top five highest
indie/local seller there for the year, and being asked to headline the WFPK
benefit New Year's Eve show at Headliners and it selling out. Music videos
for THE PASS have combined viewings of over 100,000 so far...