Foster the People is the little indie band that could. In just a little more than two years, the dance/pop/rock trio has gone from L.A. obscurity to international sensation.
The synthesizer-rich, bass thumping upbeat song about high school gun violence, “Pumped Up Kicks,” was largely the catalyst for the band’s success. Written shortly after the group’s formation in 2009, the song went viral on music blogs by early 2010. By mid-2010, Foster the People was signed to an indie record deal, and[…]
