The singer split from his wife in August after coming to terms with his sexuality

Passion Pit's singer Michael Angelakos has thanked fans for their support after he came out as gay on Bret Easton Ellis' podcast.

The frontman, whose band released their third album Kindred earlier this year, divorced from his wife of two and a half years back in August.

Speaking to Bret Easton Ellis, the author of American Psycho who describes his own sexuality as "indeterminate", Angelakos said of his wife, "She was such a good friend that it became kind of a non-issue. I was like, 'OK, I don't have to think about it for now'. It's always been about putting it off in my head. Not consciously.

"When you're teetering on the edge of heterosexuality or homosexuality or whatever, you don't really know what's going on ,it's so much more comfortable to just keep going back to what you know."

On his decision to come out, Angelakos continued, "I said, 'OK, I kind of just need to talk to people about the fact that I am. I'm gay. And that's it. It just has to happen'. This was exactly the type of situation where I don't feel like I'm being threatened."

Listen to Michael Angelakos' full interview with Bret Easton Ellis below

Angelakos subsequently took to Twitter to express his relief and gratitute for the warm reception he's received.

everything's going to be okay — Passion Pit (@passionpit) November 9, 2015

i've received so many kind and supportive messages today. thank you for reaching out and being so kind to me. — Passion Pit (@passionpit) November 10, 2015

Passion Pit's third album, Kindred, was released in April.