Supermodel
Foster the People bandleader Mark Foster has a natural gift for breezy hooks and the group\'s second full-length, *Supermodel*, is loaded with stylish, instantly familiar melodies. The band adopts polyglot pop influences from around the globe—including on the blazing opener, “Are You What You Want to Be,” which begins with a line about hearing djembe on the Champs-Élysées. From there, the energy of *Supermodel* never wanes. Driven by a handclapping backbeat, “Ask Yourself” bounces along with acoustic guitar and spacy synths, while “Coming of Age” is driven by half-stack guitar distortion and sunny optimism.
Foster The People garnered such astronomical success with its debut, the chockfull of goodness Torches, heralded by the ubiquitous “Pumped Up Kicks,” that expectations for its follow-up, Supermodel, are high—perhaps too high. To meet these expectations the trio brought back hit-making producer Paul Epworth (Adele,…
"Feels like a coming-of-age," sings Mark Foster on his band's massive-sounding new single, his springy tenor ricocheting…
Album review: Foster The People - Supermodel. "An unashamedly vibrant collection of variegated pop songs best enjoyed during a dancefloor freak-out."
Foster the People's second album is a more substantial affair than their debut but still packs in the hooks, writes <strong>Killian Fox</strong>
There isn’t a single moment on Supermodel that could be acutely identified to represent Foster the People’s unique “personality.”
The chasm between dance and pop is rarely crossed successfully and this is an unwieldy piece of soldering, writes <strong>Lanre Bakare</strong>