Torches Foster the People

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  • Release Date: 05/23/2011
  • Sales Rank: 896
  • Label: Sony
  • UPC: 886977445729
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Torches

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Torches

1LISTENHelena Beat 4:36
2LISTENPumped Up Kicks / Mark Foster 3:59
3LISTENCall It What You Want 4:00
4LISTENDon't Stop (Color On the Walls) 2:56
5LISTENWaste 3:25
6LISTENI Would Do Anything For You 3:35
7LISTENHoudini 3:23
8LISTENLife On the Nickel 3:36
9LISTENMiss You 3:35
10LISTENWarrant 5:23

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Editorial Reviews

Foster the People's 2011 full-length debut Torches expands upon the indie electronic outfit's '80s synth-meets-'60s psych pop sound. Buoyed by the online buzz surrounding the band's single "Pumped Up Kicks," Foster the People have crafted a batch of similarly catchy, electro-lite dance-pop that fits nicely next to such contemporaries as MGMT and Phoenix. To these ends you get the aforementioned anthem "Pumped Up Kicks," as well as the hypnotic disco hop track "Call It What You Want." Equally compelling are such deep cuts as the yearning, melancholy ballad "I Would Do Anything for You" and the foot stomping arcade game-sounding anthem "Houdini." Burning with a hot track intensity somewhere in between early evening rave-up and late-night club afterglow, Torches is a beacon of melodic dance-pop love. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi All Music Guide

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GET THIS NOW!!!!by MPizza

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December 19, 2011: This was by far one of the best albums of the year, right up there with Mylo Xyloto and El Camino, and I absolutely love it!!! Foster The People is totally different and you absolutely need to check them out. This album is so well executed and it is certainly a work of art. If you are even considering buying it, GET IT.

Quite possibly the Best Album of the last 10 years!!by CarrieDPA

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October 31, 2011: I was blown away by this album. It is so perfectly executed, I am finding it hard to think of a better album in the past 10 years. The uniqueness of this band is enchanting. One of the best things about the album is the way they relay the messages behind the songs. The music makes you think, and understand what someone else could be feeling, all the while tapping your toes to serious issues. Ingenious!!! My favorite song on the album is Waste. It is just the perfect song about how when you care for someone, you have the tendency to forget all their faults. You learn to accept their demons, and work to help them through the tough times. It is a ballad about love, and all the issues that may arise along the way. I have had this album for almost 6 months now, and have not taken it out of my CD player. I don't know if that has ever happened in all the years I have been listening to music, but I am glad to have fallen in love with this band and the music they put out.


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