Seraphina Lotkhamnga on May 8th, 2012

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Foster the People‘s sugary yet fist-pumping electro-pop has brought a different sound to the mainstream world of dance music, and they just keep churning out the singles and accompanying quirky videos from their album “Torches.” The music video for “Houdini,” one of the tracks off that 3-song self-titled EP which landed them a late slot at Coachella 2011, might explain their quick momentum. Director Daniels shocks viewers right away with a what seems be to a tragedy, but we soon discover the crew is more concerned about a good show rather than the band members’ well-being. Once they pull some strings, everything seems to go perfectly well … in a mechanical boy band kind of way.

||| Live: Foster the People play June 30 and July 1st at Gibson Amphitheatre.