Brooklyn, NY's EXITMUSIC - comprised of Devon Church and Aleksa Palladino (of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire") - release their debut album, "Passage" on Secretly Canadian. "Passage" is a collection of newly-written songs and some of their older tunes that received some new coats of paint. Here, the two tethers that make up Exitmusic's sound - one stirring atmospherics, one of grandioise and thoughtful pop - are let to bow further out than before. They are, however, also pulled into a tighter, sharper knot at the center. There are big, emotional dynamic shifts, and a wave-crashing momentum across the set without ever breaking a sustained feeling of tenderness. It's dream-pop for those of us whose dream lives are Lawrence of Arabia-epic in scope: lulling, apocalyptic, celestial, triumphant. Simply put: This is arena goth. Recorded at Rare Book Room in Brooklyn with mixer Nicholas Vernhes (Dirty Projectors, Deerhunter), Church and Palladino, along with the assistance of new bandmates drummer Dru Prentiss and live electronics by Nicholas Shelestak, built on the chilling, beautiful aesthetic they had created as a duo when recording at home. The result is a sound that is more powerful and more nuanced, covering broad oceans of emotional terrain. Secretly Canadian released EXITMUSIC's first EP, "From Silence", in Fall 2011. Critical raves for the four song collection poured in globally, with everyone from New York Magazine to The Guardian heralding the band's arrival. With the new live line-up, EXITMUSIC will have toured with artists such as PHANTOGRAM, SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS, THE JOY FORMIDABLE and A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS.