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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Foster the People



Los Angeles, California, United States (2007 – present)
Foster the People is an / band that formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 2007. The band consists of Mark Foster (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Cubbie Fink (bass, vocals) and Mark Pontius(drums). The band released their debut self-titled EP in January 2011. The band’s debut full length album, Torches, was released on May 24, 2011 on Star Time/Columbia. Their first single “Pumped Up Kicks” reached #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in June 2011, and later reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #27 on the UK Singles Chart. 

Initially the solo project of Mark Foster, he later added Fink and Pontius in 2009, forming a full band in the process. Two other musicians, Sean Cimino (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Isom Innis (keyboards, vocals), tour with the band as additional members.

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