Foster The People

Alright this one is going to be kinda short simply because A- im sleep deprived and B- this band only has 1 album out.

Foster The People. To be honest i see them at 3 sexy guys making some damn good music having the time of their lives right now. Which normally i see indie bands as hipsters trying too hard to sound different. Now, the lead single off the album was released late 2010 but the album didn't drop until may 23rd, same day as Lady Gaga's album, which gave everyone time to figure out who they were before the entire album came out. Hey it worked for me! EARLY 2011 three of their songs were playing at my day job. When i saw on i-Tunes that Foster The People had an album i clicked on it and downloaded it.    

Shocking to find that the album is a short 38 minutes. But let me tell you, this is one of the BEST indie albums as a whole out there right now. They have been compared to MGMT and Phoenix but i find MGMT to be a bit more synthy and less vocally appealing than FTP. Their debut album, "Torches" topped several charts including rock,  alternative and top 200 but most importantly hit number 5 on Hot 100. Pretty impressive for an indie band's debut album. The lead single and the ever popular "Pumped Up Kicks" rose to the top of several charts as well but hit number 3 on the bilboard hot 100.

In a matter of 6 months, they managed to be in several T.V. shows, major films, commercials, their music has been sampled by other artists and im SURE either the lead single, its video or the album will be up for several awards this year PLUS their music plays EVERYWHERE. I heard their album playing in my neighborhood bodega the other night and was pleasantly shocked. Mark Foster from the band wrote and produced nearly the ENTIRE album by himself which doesn't sound as impressive considering a lot of indie bands do that but i assure you. Once you listen to it, you'll be amazed.

To tell the truth the entire album is pretty great but my favorite track off the album is "Houdini", an upbeat, synthy, poppy song with some incredible percussions that you can't help but nod your head too. I don't mean to rant but this song.is.AWESOME. I almost feel that it could pass for a pop single. Grea lyrics and overall a damn good track. "Helena Beat" has an EPIC beginning as well and was paired with an......interesting video that kinda creeped me out. "Miss You" is probably my second favorite. Listen to the lyrics, they're actually pretty good. "Call it what you want" really displays their creativity and talent when it comes to writing music whereas the lyrics are their strong suit throughout the album. And obviously "Pumped Up Kicks", which is now getting the attention it deserves, brought the house down with it's eery meaning despite the cheery music. Altogether i think this album serves an awesome driving music. Sure to lift you up any day. They really have an interesting sound and i really love what they did for "Torches". Wonder what's next!