Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks – Review

Today is the first official day of summer and what more fitting a way to mark the occasion than Foster The People’s first single Pumped Up Kicks.

Foster The People

FTP have already received critical acclaim and this new single, taken from their debut album Torches, is tipped to be the soundtrack of the summer. With comparisons to big names like MGMT and Passion Pit, FTP are set to continue building on their already substantial following to grab the big time by the balls.

The Californian trio have constructed a song with more hooks than the hooky side of velcro (crap metaphor). The mega phone vocals and foot tapping rhythm and will have you humming the tune after just one listen – and if you aren’t humming, the whistled melody will be repeated by all those who can. The electric bass line plods through the song with another catchy ostinato that will undoubtedly induce a series of ‘doo doo doos’ and ‘dum de dums’ from most. Did I mention it was catchy?

It is perhaps not to everyone’s taste but it’s a grower. The song’s simplicity has an innate ability to pierce through the walls of disregard and get stuck in your head whether you want it to or not. For the fans, you can catch them at this years Glastonbury.

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