Pop-Conscious: Foster The People-Torches

I somehow missed this band as they fell into a strange gap between popular music and "indie" music. My guess now is that because of the popularity of "Pumped Up Kicks" and the usage of "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" in a Nissan Versa commercial, Foster the People are falling more toward the pop side of things. A small amount of research confirms my hunch: Torches peaked in the top 10 in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. As such, I figured it was time I gave the record a listen.

Staples-MGMT

So, I was trying to figure out a way to write about music that I love but that isn't current, and I think I'm going to do it on Fridays and call it "Staples." As in, this is a staple of my music collection. Something that I go back to again and again, for whatever reason. First up: MGMT's Oracular Spectacular.