Torches

by Foster the People

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	05/23/2011
Label:	Columbia / Sony Music Entertainment / Startime
UPC:	0886977445729
Rank:	14063

Tracks

1. Helena Beat
2. Pumped Up Kicks
3. Call It What You Want
4. Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)
5. Waste
6. I Would Do Anything for You
7. Houdini
8. Life on the Nickel
9. Miss You
10. Warrant

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Foster the People   Primary Artist
Gus Dapperton   Primary Artist
Mark Foster   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Wurlitzer,Percussion,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Glockenspiel,Piano,Drums
Greg Kurstin   Synthesizer
Sean Cimino   Guitar
Cubbie Fink   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Gary Grant   Trumpet
Mark Pontius   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Paul Epworth   Keyboards,Percussion

Technical Credits

Mark Foster   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Group Member
Billy Bush   Engineer
Mark Rankin   Mixing,Engineer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Greg Kurstin   Programming,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Rich Costey   Mixing,Producer
Charlie Stavish   Mixing,Engineer
Anita Marisa Boriboon   Art Direction
Brent Kredel   Management
Jesse Shatkin   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Japayork   Illustrations
Jeremy Miller   Assistant Engineer
Anita Marisa Boribon   Art Direction
Cubbie Fink   Group Member
Zach Heiligman   Composer,Producer,Programming,Additional Production
Brett Williams   Management
Chris Steffen   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Mark Pontius   Group Member
Tony Hoffer   Producer
Paul Epworth   Composer,Producer,Programming