All posts in: Pumped Up Kicks

19 Oct 2011

WHOA Bonus Song of the Day

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/30650127]

Not like it’s new or anything…

I’ve been giving off very mixed signals to all of you in the last couple of weeks regarding my feelings for Foster the People and I kind of owe you an apology. I do not hate Foster the People. Unfortunately, I’m somewhat of a music snob. [whoa. vulnerability.] And it’s just one of those things that can’t be helped (not that I’ve actually tried to quit – let’s be real.) I’m sort of like that kid in pre-school that doesn’t want to share my special toy, but I’ll share my snack instead? I’m fine with sharing some music with you all, but Foster the People was kind of like that special toy that I just wanted to hold onto forever. Well, that definitely didn’t happen.

But for the record, I don’t hate this group. The truth is I adore this group with every fiber of my being. I will dance around and sing at the top of my lungs along with “Call It What You Want” and Torches is my favorite album of the year. I would probably weep silently  if I ever got the chance to see them live.

There. I said it.

09 Oct 2011

Has Foster the People Taken Over the World Yet?

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNlFVysGj2Y]

I need to be very careful with my wording because the last time I wrote about this band, I got made fun of by a friend of mine who called me out on sounding too much like a pretentious hipster.

Anyways, I caught their performance on SNL last night and found it to be kind of amusing. If you’ve ever seen them perform (which I’ve only seen on TV and stream) then you’ll notice just how goofy these guys really look when they are performing. Lead singer Mark Foster is just a gangly little thing, but at the same time I feel like I have to give this band some praise because they are quite possibly the most hipster band out right now and have managed to make even the non-hipsters fall in love with them. I think many of their fans just don’t realize it though.

Found this cover video today of Pumped Up Kicks (WHOA big surprise!)  made by three contestants of the Glee Project and AJ Rafael and loved it. I think this friendship is fairly recent, but I find it to be kind of awesome because… it’s the Glee Project kids and also…Cameron Mitchell swoon swoooooon.