{"product_id":"supermodel-lp","title":"Supermodel [LP]","description":"Prior to the breakthrough viral success of their 2010 single, \"Pumped Up Kicks,\" Los Angeles' Foster the People were a relatively unknown studio project for singer\/songwriter Mark Foster. Four years, a full-length debut album (2011's Torches), numerous tours, and two Grammy nominations later, Foster the People are a tested live act with a strong, expectant fan base. The band's 2014 sophomore album, Supermodel, finds Foster and company sticking to their winning pop formula, while evincing a more organic, less claustrophobic studio sound. Produced by Foster, along with Paul Epworth (Adele, Bruno Mars, Florence + the Machine), Supermodel is full of infectious music that touches upon '80s-influenced dance-rock (\"Coming of Age\"), soulful psychedelia (\"Pseudologia Fantastica\"), and melodic acoustic rock (\"Ask Yourself\") in equal measure. Prior to \"Pumped Up Kicks,\" Foster the People were pretty much a studio entity, and Supermodel does reveal a more live-sounding aesthetic that feels bigger and more Technicolor in approach than Torches. Epworth and Foster expand the group's sound with brassy horns, echo-chamber guitars, gigantic, circular drumbeats, shimmery synthesizers, and, in the case of \"The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones,\" layered, Beach Boys-influenced group harmonies. Once again, Foster proves his knack for coming up with hummable pop hooks, and tracks like the funky \"Best Friend\" and Afro-pop-infused \"Are You What You Want to Be?\" stick in your ears as much as they get your feet tapping. Additionally, if Torches scratched the surface of twenty-something angst, then Supermodel takes that exploration a few steps deeper, revealing a more introspective, enigmatic, world-weary tone. On \"Pseudologia Fantastica,\" Foster croons, \"Faded and worn at the seams\/A psychotropic wanderlust\/Sick and laughing their words\/Bared their teeth into the wall\/I promised I'd rid this world of feral animals.\" ~ Matt Collar","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161461145887,"sku":"888837775816","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/496b25349542c93143f9ab975d1e946b.jpg?v=1777807846","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/supermodel-lp","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}