(2021) Foster the People - Torches X [Deluxe Edition]


Review:
A definitive collection commemorating the album’s 10th anniversary (it was first released May 2011 on Startime/Columbia), Torches X (Deluxe Edition) includes the original album in its entirety plus ten bonus tracks including “Broken Jaw” (originally an iTunes exclusive), “Ruby” (originally a stand-alone single) and the first “official” release of “Downtown” (a Mark Foster composition recorded prior to FTP’s record deal). For the first time in one collection, Torches X (Deluxe Edition) brings together the bonus tracks which have enhanced previous editions of the album; these songs include “Love,” “Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero,” “Pumped Up Kicks” (The Knocks Speeding Bullet Remix), “Houdini” (RAC Remix), “Helena Beat” (Lenno Extended Remix) and “Call It What You Want” (Treasure Fingers Pre-Party Remix Radio Edit). Foster the People will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the group’s debut album with a three-night run of sold-out shows at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on November 17, 18 and 19 where they will perform Torches in its entirety for the first time ever, along with additional fan favorites spanning their entire catalogue. Following its initial airing, the “Torches X Digital Worldwide Experience” will be rebroadcast in various territories around the world on Sunday, November 21st, giving audiences everywhere the opportunity to be a part of this special experience. Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2009. The group was founded by songwriter/vocalist/frontman Mark Foster after he’d spent years as a struggling musician juggling commercial jingle gigs. When his song, “Pumped Up Kicks” became a viral success in 2010, Foster the People secured a record deal and began building a fanbase through small club shows and performances at music festivals. After Torches was released in 2011, “Pumped Up Kicks” became a crossover commercial radio hit, eventually reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Certified 2x platinum by the RIAA, Torches was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2012 Grammy Awards while “Pumped Up Kicks” received a nomination for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy; “Houdini” was nominated for the Best Short Form Music Video Grammy in 2013. “Pumped Up Kicks” won Top Rock Song at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards.





Track Listing:
01. Helena Beat
02. Pumped Up Kicks
03. Call It What You Want
04. Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)
05. Waste
06. I Would Do Anything for You
07. Houdini
08. Life on the Nickel
09. Miss You
10. Warrant
11. Broken Jaw
12. Love
13. Chin Music For The Unsuspecting Hero
14. Ruby
15. Downtown
16. Pumped Up Kicks (The Knocks Speeding Bullet Remix)
17. Houdini (RAC Remix)
18. Helena Beat (Lenno Extended Remix)
19. Call It What You Want (Treasure Fingers Pre-Party Remix Radio Edit)
20. Pumped Up Kicks (Gus Dapperton Version)


Media Report:
Genre: pop
Country: USA
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits