Kevin Bronson on June 24th, 2011

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Choirboy-turned-indie magician Pat Grossi arrived early last year as something of an angel from outer space, his bedroom pop under the name Active Child marrying his arching falsetto and twinkling harp to electronic textures seemingly concocted by Hal. Now he’s following up his “Curtis Lane” EP with an album, “You Are All I See,” due Aug. 23 on Vagrant. The full-length, produced by Ariel Rechtshaid (the Foreign Born bassist who has helmed records by We Are Scientists, Glasser and Cass McCombs, among others), recalls the orchestral splendor and ambient elements of the 1990s albums by Golden Palominos (see: “Drunk With Passion”), who used female vocalists to reach their ethereal heights. Grossi’s voice soars plenty, and on the soulful track “Playing House,” he teams up with Tom Krell, aka How to Dress Well. This is an album that makes you wish you had four ears.

||| Stream: “Playing House” (featuring How to Dress Well)

||| Live: Active Child has the residency (five Mondays) in August at the Echo

||| Previously: “I’m in Your Church at Night” video

Photo by Brent Mullins