DCist’s team spent 10 hours sloshing through the Merriweather Post Pavilion mud at this year’s Sweetlife Festival to bring you the day’s highlights, and its rainy, muddy dregs.

The salad chain Sweetgreen announced the primary lineup for its annual Sweetlife Festival up at Merriweather Post Pavilion, led by Phoenix, Kendrick Lamar, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Passion Pit.

I used to belong to a small and ever-shrinking group of casual Passion Pit fans who think that while their music has merit and hooks galore, there is something about singer Michael Angelakos’ voice that is untenable. The Beach Boys are the go-to reference for any band that employs a significant amount of male falsetto, and theirs was an effortless compliment to, and focal point of, that dreamy pop. But Angelakos, on the other hand, sings in a Pterodactyl shriek of a falsetto that was initially so distracting to me that I wrote the band off completely. But last night at Blackcat, I changed my mind. Wrapped in the booming bass and twinkling keys of his band-mates, Angelakos’ voice was less shrill and, dare I say, an integral part of a really fun show. I would now simply say, “I’m a fan.”

Hype can be a cruel mistress. Sure, hype is often credited when young bands get noticed and signed. But hype also brings with it a host of undesirable friends, not the least of which are expectations. While many a career has been launched by hype, just as many careers have been crushed under its weight. These factors were clearly present on Tuesday night when Passion Pit—a band less than two years old playing their first-ever…