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Foster the People

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Album Releases

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2024 - Paradise State of Mind

2017 - Sacred Hearts Club

2014 - Supermodel

2011 - Torches

Members
3 Male

Popularity

74

Followers
3,969,044

Origin
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Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre
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Alternative Rock

Style
Rock/Pop

Mood
Cheerful

Born

2009

Active
2009 to Present...

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Most Loved Tracks

Track	Last.FM Listens	Youtube views	Loves
Pumped Up Kicks	13,521,858	151,767,092 views	6 users
Call It What You Want	4,170,577	20,337,251 views	5 users
Helena Beat	5,305,425	17,049,044 views	5 users
Houdini	5,616,677	70,876,616 views	5 users
Don't Stop (Color On the Walls)	2,993,369	32,691,403 views	4 users

Music Video Links

Best Friend	Helena Beat	Pumped Up Kicks
Call It What You Want	Don't Stop (Color On t...	Houdini

Artist Biography
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Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. The group is composed of Mark Foster (vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, percussion), Cubbie Fink (bass and backing vocals), and Mark Pontius (drums, extra percussion). The group's music, described as melodic dance-infused pop and rock, spans many genres.
Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in Los Angeles as a struggling musician and working as a commercial jingle writer. After Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" became a viral success in 2010, the group received a record deal from Startime International and gained a fanbase through small club shows and appearances at the music festivals Coachella and South by Southwest.
After releasing their debut album Torches in May 2011, "Pumped Up Kicks" became a crossover hit on commercial radio in mid-2011, reaching number one on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, number three on the Rock Songs chart, and number three on the Billboard Hot 100, while charting on the Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40 charts. The group received two Grammy Award nominations for Torches and "Pumped Up Kicks".