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Torches
Studio album by Foster the People
Released May 23, 2011
Recorded 2010–2011
Genre Indie pop, alternative rock, alternative dance, indietronica, neo-psychedelia[1]
Length 38:24
Label Startime, Columbia
Producer Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Rich Costey, Tony Hoffer, Mark Foster
Foster the People chronology
Foster the People
(2011)		 Torches
(2011)
Singles from Torches
  1. "Pumped Up Kicks"
    Released: September 14, 2010
  2. "Helena Beat"
    Released: July 26, 2011[2]
  3. "Call It What You Want"
    Released: December 2, 2011[3]
  4. "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)"
    Released: January 10, 2012[4]
  5. "Houdini"
    Released: May 15, 2012[5]

Torches is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Foster the People. It was released on May 23, 2011 on Columbia Records and Startime International in the United States.

In 2010, the group parlayed the surprise popularity of frontman Mark Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" into a record deal with Startime International and wrote the album to back up the song's popularity. "Pumped Up Kicks" proved to be a sleeper hit; after receiving significant airplay on modern rock stations, the song crossed-over onto contemporary hit radio and became one of 2011's most popular songs. Three additional singles were released from the album: "Helena Beat", "Call It What You Want", and "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)". The promotional single "Houdini" was released in the United Kingdom prior to the album's release[6][7][8] before seeing a commercial release in May 2012.

Torches received generally favorable reviews from critics and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. The record peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 in the US and number one on the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia. It has been certified platinum in Australia,[9] and gold in the US,[10] Philippines and Canada.[11]

Contents

Packaging [edit]

The cover artwork was designed by Japayork, a friend of Mark Foster who was interested in doing illustrations for an album. The group's drummer Mark Pontius explained the origins of the artwork:[12]

We argued about that artwork forever. I think I was the only one who didn't like it. I love his artwork but I had a different image in my mind for the record cover. But I ended up being happy that I lost the fight because it ended up that the characters on the front became this whole world that we ended up including in our live show and on our merch and our website.

Promotion [edit]

"Call It What You Want" was also used in the soundtrack of the video game FIFA 12. Houdini appears in the soundtrack to SSX. The song "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" is prominently featured in two Nissan commercials titled "Headroom" and "Legroom."[13][14] The music video for Don't Stop (Color on the Walls) was featured in stereoscopic 3D on the Nintendo 3DS's application Nintendo Video.

Through the iTunes Store, the album is available with the bonus track "Broken Jaw" (which was released as a Record Store Day single limited to 1,000 copies). Best Buy features a CD with the bonus tracks "Love" and "Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero". Certain independent record stores are giving free remix EPs with the purchase of CD or vinyl.[15]

Track listing [edit]

All lyrics written by Mark Foster, all music composed by Foster, except where noted.

Torches
No. Title Producer Length
1. "Helena Beat"   Greg Kurstin, Mark Foster 4:36
2. "Pumped Up Kicks"   Foster 4:00
3. "Call It What You Want"   Paul Epworth, Foster 4:01
4. "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)"   Rich Costey, Foster 2:56
5. "Waste"   Kurstin, Foster 3:25
6. "I Would Do Anything for You"   Epworth, Foster, Tony Hoffer 3:35
7. "Houdini"   Costey, Foster 3:23
8. "Life on the Nickel" (Epworth, Foster) Epworth, Foster 3:36
9. "Miss You" (Zach Heiligman, Foster) Kurstin, Foster 3:39
10. "Warrant"   Kurstin, Foster 5:23
Total length:
 38:24

Reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (69/100)[16]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[17]
Austin Chronicle 4/5 stars[18]
BBC Music (very favourable)[19]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[20]
The Guardian 2/5 stars[21]
Los Angeles Times 2.5/4 stars[22]
NME (7/10)[23]
Pitchfork Media (6.2/10)[24]
Q 4/5 stars[25]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[26]
Spin (7/10)[27]
thinkofmusic 8/10 stars[28]

Torches has received generally favorable reviews. According to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has received an average critic score of 69/100, based on 20 reviews.[16] Allmusic described the album as a "catchy, electro-lite dance-pop that fits nicely next to such contemporaries as MGMT and Phoenix."[17] Rolling Stone said, "their debut is genre-­juggling, bedroom-dance-floor magic cut with moody-boy lyrics".[26]

The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, and sold 33,000 copies in the first week.

U2 guitarist The Edge singled Torches out as one of his favorite records, calling it "a very interesting new album. Very 21st century pop, but it's beautifully made and thrilling. You see, we're always interested in the new thing..."[29]

Elton John also said that "Torches" was one of his favorites and one of the best albums of 2011.

The album was nominated for the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, while "Pumped Up Kicks" received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.[30]

Charts [edit]

Weekly charts [edit]

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[31] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[32] 44
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[33] 69
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[34] 99
Canadian Albums Chart[35] 7
Dutch Albums Chart[36] 53
French Albums Chart[37] 29
Irish Albums Chart[38] 13
Mexican Albums Chart[39] 30
New Zealand Albums Chart[40] 18
Polish Albums Chart[41] 47
Swiss Albums Chart[42] 49
UK Albums Chart[43] 12
US Billboard 200[35] 8
US Billboard Rock Albums[35] 1
US Billboard Alternative Albums[35] 1

Year-end charts [edit]

Chart (2011) Position
Canadian Albums Chart[44] 42
US Billboard 200[45] 55
US Rock Albums[46] 8
US Alternative Albums[47] 6
US Digital Albums[48] 13
Chart (2012) Position
Australian Albums Chart[49] 35
Mexican Albums Chart[50] 76
US Billboard 200[51] 61
US Rock Albums[52] 18
US Alternative Albums[53] 13

Certifications [edit]

Region Certification
Australia Platinum[54]
Canada Platinum[55]
France Gold[56]
United States Gold[57]
Philippines Gold[58]

Personnel [edit]

Foster the People
  • Mark Foster – vocals, programming, synthesizer, percussion, guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, vibraphone, glockenspiel, drums
  • Cubbie Fink – bass, background vocals
  • Mark Pontius – drums, percussion, background vocals
Additional musicians
  • Paul Epworth – programming, keyboards, percussion (tracks 3 and 8)
  • Greg Kurstin – programming (tracks 1, 5, 9 and 10), synthesizer (track 1)
  • Sean Cimino – guitar (track 5)
  • Gary Grant – trumpet (track 7)
  • Zach Heiligman – programming (track 9)

References [edit]

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  4. ^ "Top 40 Mainstream Radio Adds (January 10, 2012)". Allaccess.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012. 
  5. ^ "Alternative Radio Adds (May 15, 2012)". Allaccess.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012. 
  6. ^ Mace, Amanda (July 21, 2011). "Foster The People – Torches (Columbia)". Addict Music. Retrieved August 30, 2011. 
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  8. ^ "Houdini: Foster the People: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-08-31. 
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  12. ^ Lake, Dave (June 13, 2012). "Tell Me About That Album: Torches by Foster the People". SeattleWeekly.com. Seattle Weekly, LLC. Retrieved 2012-06-13. 
  13. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy28I03ml4o
  14. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9bfWo1UsqQ
  15. ^ Latest News | The Official Foster the People Site
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  17. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Torches – Foster the People". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-09-02. 
  18. ^ Haupt, Melanie (September 16, 2011). "ACL Music Fest Friday Reviews: Foster the People". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-09-26. 
  19. ^ Beaumont, Mark (June 22, 2011). "Foster the People Torches Review". BBC. Retrieved 2012-06-30. 
  20. ^ Anderson, Kyle (May 27, 2011). "Music Review: Torches". Entertainment Weekly (1156). Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  21. ^ Hann, Michael (June 24, 2011). "Foster the People: Torches – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  22. ^ Brown, August (May 23, 2011). "Album review: Foster the People's 'Torches". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
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  29. ^ Howell, Peter (November 25, 2011). "U2's Bono and The Edge play favorites with music and movie". Toronto.com. Torstar Media Group. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 
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  • Cubbie Fink
  • Mark Pontius
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