Foster the People

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About Foster the People


Indie rock trio Foster the People make atmospheric, psychedelic, and dance-oriented pop. Formed in Los Angeles in 2009, the band features keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Mark Foster, bassist Cubbie Fink, and drummer Mark Pontius. The trio's single "Pumped Up Kicks" received significant airplay on KROQ in 2010, and the band quickly began receiving significant online attention. In January of 2011 they released a self-titled EP that featured the song. Also in 2011, the band released its full-length debut album, Torches. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi

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Music

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  • Miss You
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    Miss You
  • Life on the Nickel
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    Life on the Nickel
  • I Would Do Anything For You (Live on Letterman)
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    I Would Do Anything For You (Live on Letterman)
  • Call It What You Want (Live on Letterman)
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    Call It What You Want (Live on Letterman)
  • Don't Stop (Color On The Walls) (Live on Letterman)
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    Don't Stop (Color On The Walls) (Live on Letterman)
  • Helena Beat (Live on Letterman)
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    Helena Beat (Live on Letterman)
  • Pumped Up Kicks (Live on Letterman)
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    Pumped Up Kicks (Live on Letterman)
  • Houdini (Live on Letterman)
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    Houdini (Live on Letterman)
  • Pumped Up Kicks
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    Pumped Up Kicks
  • Summer Tour Recap
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    Summer Tour Recap

Interviews & Exclusives

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  • Love For Foster the People
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    Love For Foster the People
  • VH1 News: On the Bus and Onstage with Foster the People at ACL
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    VH1 News: On the Bus and Onstage with Foster the People at ACL
  • POSTED: Foster The People Videos
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    POSTED: Foster The People Videos
  • PUSH: Foster The People
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    PUSH: Foster The People
  • 30 Second Sneak Peek: Foster The People, "Houdini"
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    30 Second Sneak Peek: Foster The People, "Houdini"
  • Foster The People Break Down Their Next Single
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    Foster The People Break Down Their Next Single
  • When Whitney Houston Sings, 'You Connect To Her Spirit'
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    When Whitney Houston Sings, 'You Connect To Her Spirit'
  • #1 Foster the People Lose Their Britches
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    #1 Foster the People Lose Their Britches
  • 30 Second Sneak Peek: Foster The People, "Don't Stop"
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    30 Second Sneak Peek: Foster The People, "Don't Stop"
  • Get On Your Dancin' Shoes
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    Get On Your Dancin' Shoes

Photos

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  • Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
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    Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
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  • Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    Foster the People
    Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    VH1 - Zev Schmitz
  • Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    Foster the People
    Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    VH1 - Zev Schmitz
  • Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    Foster the People
    Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    VH1 - Zev Schmitz
  • Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    Foster the People
    Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    VH1 - Zev Schmitz
  • Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    Foster the People
    Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    VH1 - Zev Schmitz
  • Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    Foster the People
    Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    VH1 - Zev Schmitz
  • Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    Foster the People
    Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    VH1 - Zev Schmitz
  • Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    Foster the People
    Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    VH1 - Zev Schmitz
  • Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    Foster the People
    Tuner.vh1.com's recurring series Music Seen caught up with Foster The People when they stopped by VH1 offices here in Times Square for a four song You Oughta Know Live set, just hours before performing a sold-out show at New York?s famed Bowery Ballroom July 2011.
    VH1 - Zev Schmitz

News

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  • Foster the People
    Darius Rucker Talks About True Believers
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    May 22, 2013
    With Hit Single "Wagon Wheel," New Album Continues Steady Career Rise
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    Darius Rucker Talks About True Believers
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    With Hit Single "Wagon Wheel," New Album Continues Steady Career Rise
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    Foster The People 'Don't Stop' Video: High-Speed Chase
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    You've probably heard Foster the People's new single "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" in those Nissan commercials where a bunch fabulous-looking, cre...
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    Foster The People, Florence Welch Pick Best Of 2011
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    big time and formerly new ones continue on their paths toward superstardom. We welcomed the likes of the Weeknd and Frank Ocean to the party and watch...
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    Foster The People's 'Pumped Up Kicks' Is MTV's #7 Song Of 2011
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    Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks," a hazy, fuzzy track with that immediately identifiable creeping bass line, became an unexpected summer smash th...
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    Foster The People 'Experimenting' With Torches Follow-Up
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    Foster the People were one of 2011's biggest breakouts, first scoring a massive crossover hit with "Pumped Up Kicks," then nabbing a pair of Grammy no...
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    The Kooks Return To The States, Open For Foster The People
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    month in support of their third album, Junk of the Heart. The group, known for its catchy sing-alongs that helped propel its two previous albums to pl...
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    Beach Boys Performing at Grammys with Maroon 5, Foster the People
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    As previously reported, the Beach Boys have reunited for a new album and tour dates. And the Grammys announced today the group's first new performance...
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    Beach Boys To Reunite At Grammys... With Foster The People & Maroon 5
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    Boys, the once-estranged group he'd helped to make great. This year, they plan to tour together and release a new album. And at this Sunday's Grammys,...
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    SXSW Flashback: Foster The People, Neon Hitch & Other Breakouts From 2011
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    far too early too decide. (Besides, many minds are still mush after Jay-Z's Amex Sync Show last night). And so we'll instead take a look back at the a...
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    The Kooks, Foster the People @ The Backyard in Austin (pics) | Prefix
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    Tweet Photo gallery of The Kooks and Foster The People at The Backyard in Austin, TX on June 6, 2012.Previous · The Kooks, Foster the People @ The Bac...
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    Foster the People: Next Album to Be 'Celebratory' With 'More Grit' | Billboard.com
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    Foster The People's sophomore album will have "surprises around every corner" according to frontman Mark Foster -- though the project is in the very e...
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Tour Dates

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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Dover, DE, US Dover International Speedway
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Asheville, NC, US U.S. Cellular Center (formerly Civic Center)
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Discography

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  • Torches (2011)
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