Kids was a platinum selling single, also Phoenix's 1901 was a platinum selling single

Just because Pumped Up Kicks was the biggest doesn't mean it started a trend

Album Rating: 2.5

fair enough

"As I think about it more, Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks” may have been the song that started this new wave of indie pop bands breaking into the mainstream."

Tong Ham strikes again

uh Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand guys

considering how many people called Foster the People "MGMT clones" when they came out should be answer enough for you green

lol @ nathan confusing his sub-genres

All that dancey crap is the same to me

so ignant

oh shit are they alt-rock? I haven't heard that song in years.

Album Rating: 2.5

indie rockier

I'm joking

Franz were closer to post-punk revival

I'd argue that bands like Bloc Party who really started to straddle the line between post-punk revival and indie pop facilitated this movement

Album Rating: 2.5

The Killers took the indie pop route on Album 3 and ha came before too

franz ferdinand + bloc party part of the same scene imo

and we'll all float on okayyyyay...

there isnt even a remote resemblance between passion pit and mgmt to this bands first ep imo

Album Rating: 4.5

lol

you can lol all you want killerhit but other than all being 'hipster shit' i dont see why anyone would compare foster the people indie pop garbage to mgmt who weave electronic and psychedelic elements into their music and passion pit who have a much more dance driven approach not to mention them also having more electronic elements and vocals that are actually somewhat interesting

basically this band is just indie pop garbage while the other two were at least at one point slightly innovative

Album Rating: 4.5

sorry potsy can't agree w/ that



but passion pit is definitely better than foster the people

damn 4.5