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Foster the People
Foster the People at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards
Foster the People at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresIndie pop, indie rock, indie electronic, indie dance, neo-psychedelia[1]
Years active2009–present
LabelsStartime International
MembersMark Foster
Mark Pontius
Cubbie Fink
Websitewww.fosterthepeople.com
Foster the People's brandmark

Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California,[2] in 2009. Members Mark Foster (vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, percussion), Mark Pontius (drums and extra percussion), and Cubbie Fink (bass and backing vocals) formed the band while in their mid-twenties.[3] Mark Pontius used to play drums and shoot/edit the music videos for the indie pop band Malbec.

Two live musicians, Sean Cimino (guitar, keyboard, synthesizer, and backing vocals) and Isom Innis (keyboard, piano, and backing vocals), also tour with the band. Cimino is credited with guitar on the track "Waste" from the album Torches, while Innis' role in the album is unknown or possibly uncredited due to limited contributions on the album.[4] Zach "Reazon" Heiligman (sampler, MPC (Music Production Center), programming, digital percussion, SFX, other production, minimal backing vocals) appears to have been a member of the band until early 2011; however, he shares co-writer and additional production credits on "Miss You" with Mark Foster, suggesting that Heiligman may play a more behind-the-scenes role now in production of certain tracks during studio sessions rather than in live shows. Heiligman, an MC and songwriter, is a close friend of Mark Foster as well and worked with him on a Hip-Hop project during periods before and during the formation of Foster the People.[5][dead link][6]

Mark Foster originally named his band Foster & the Yellow People, but people misheard it as "Foster the People." Eventually, he took to the nurturing image it evoked of "taking care" of the people, so the name stuck.[7]

NPR credits their rise to fame to getting play on The Hype Machine and performances at South by Southwest.[8]

The band was named in a lawsuit filed by Brandon "Yellow" Dorsky on May 24, 2011 for breach of contract and other claims[9] and the case was settled for an undisclosed amount in July 2011.

The band is best known for their song "Pumped Up Kicks", which reached number one on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, number 3 on the Rock Songs tally and number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.[10] The song was featured on SyFy channel's Warehouse 13 Season 2, Episode 9 'Vendetta' which aired August 31, 2010.[11] The track was also used by the UK mobile phone company O2 for their Priority Moments commercials [12]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[13] 		US
Alt
[13] 		US
Rock
[13] 		AUS
[14] 		CAN
[13] 		SWI
[15] 		IRL
[16] 		NZ
[17] 		NL
[18] 		UK
[19]
Torches 8 1 1 9 7 91 19 36 80 24

Extended plays

Title EP details
Foster the People
  • Released: January 18, 2011[21]
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Format: Digital download, vinyl

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[13] 		US
Alt
[13] 		AUS
[14] 		CAN
[13] 		CAN
Alt
[22][23] 		SWI
[15] 		IRL
[24] 		NL
[18] 		NZ
[17] 		UK
[19]
"Pumped Up Kicks" 2010 8 1 66 12 1 40 18 35 6 18 Torches
"Helena Beat" 2011 — 29 74 — 15 — — — — —

Promotional singles

Single Year Album
"Houdini"[26] 2011 Torches

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Pumped Up Kicks" 2011 Josef Geiger[27]
"Helena Beat" Ace Norton[28]

Awards and nominations

MTV Video Music Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2011 "Pumped Up Kicks" Best New Artist Pending
Best Rock Video Pending

References

  1. ^ Collar, Matt. "Foster the People". Allrovi. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "Foster the People Facebook page". Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  3. ^ Lester, Paul (May 11, 2010). "Foster the People". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "Unknown title". Lars Hindsley. Retrieved August 3, 2011.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Post 6582". The Daily Californian. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  6. ^ "Review, Video: Foster The People Charm Crowd at Spaceland, Los Angeles". TheMusic.FM. April 9, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  7. ^ "Most Popular E-mail Newsletter". USA Today. May 22, 2011.
  8. ^ "Second Stage: Foster The People (NPR)". Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  9. ^ "Foster the People: L.A. band is seizing the moment - Page 2 - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. March 31, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  10. ^ Up for Discussion Jump to Forums (May 19, 2011). "Foster the People Attracts Hipsters, Moms with 'Pumped Up Kicks' Single". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  11. ^ "Warehouse 13, Vendetta (August 31 2010)". Heard On T.V. heardontv.com. September 01, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Priority Moments commercial, official O2". August 3, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "Foster the People Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  14. ^ a b australian-charts.com – Foster the People discography. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "hitparade.ch – Foster the People discographie" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  16. ^ "GFK Chart-Track". Chart-track.co.uk. July 28, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  17. ^ a b charts.org.nz – Foster the People discography. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2011. Cite error: The named reference "NZ" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  18. ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl – Foster the People discografie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  19. ^ a b "Foster the People". Chart Stats. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  20. ^ "Foster The People Set Album Release". Foster the People. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  21. ^ Music (retrieved June 13, 2011
  22. ^ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - May 31, 2011". America's Music Charts. Retrieved May 31, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - August 16, 2011". America's Music Charts. Retrieved August 16, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ {{citweb|urlhttp://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=31|Chart Track - Irish Singles Chart|work=GFK|publisher=Chart-track.co.uk|accessdate=August 7, 2011
  25. ^ http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database
  26. ^ Foster the People 'Houdini' - MP3 Download Amazon, Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  27. ^ Foster the People 'Pumped Up Kicks' - Music video Youtube, Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  28. ^ Foster the People 'Helena Beat' - Music video The Round Table, Retrieved 2011-07-23.
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