How the heck can you go from Radiohead, to Lady Antebellum to Foster The People? SNL as a whole has been a hot mess so far this season. A sudden hip gesture should be the boost the show needs to get back on track
Foster The People, an LA trio of clean cut kids explain their name as follows (according to Wikipedia):
Mark Foster originally named his band Foster & the People, but people misheard it as "Foster the People". Eventually, he took to the nurturing image it evoked of "taking care" of the people, so the name stuck.
The song "Pumped Up Kicks" sent the boys some fame. The song isn't horrible. Its a simplistic pop tune with some hip sound effects and voice manipulations. A great chorus that everyone can sing along means just one thing…. HIT! Which is why they're on SNL tonight…
The problem here is as follows. While I, hel, jetted home from Boston's Royale Theater seeing Bayside, Iman is out at the Bowery Ballroom with Joe Steinhardt watching Hilly Eye and a bunch of others…
So I'm flying solo on this one. oh my.
Grey has to be the new hipster uniform cuz these boys are decked in it with sideways positioning of their instruments it proves we will never be as cool as they are. The deadpan expressions fit the industrial feel.
Well "Pumped Up Kicks" sounds way better on the radio. Why is his voice so high? Could be nerves. I will say that the maraca playin keyboards is my new idol though.
Iman get home.. this is killing me
Iman adds: The problem with having a keyboard player as lead singer is that it forces the band to be static. Foster The People are alright, they're like a weak kneed Maroon 5. Their second song of the night "Call It What You Want", "Houdini" uses a Adam Levine-y falsetto and a Kenny G (no, really, I sw him) flute solo to inoffensive effect. Still, SNL better do better soon!