We’re down to just two week s until we hit the road for Coachella. This week we decided to go with Foster the People’s new LP, Supermodel. It might not have as many crowd pleasers as Torches, but it still is an excellent follow up to their hugely successful debut album. Crediting a trip to Morocco for their new Afrobeat noise, Foster The People have transformed their sound immensely, yet still hold on to what made them great to begin with. Here are my five favorite from Supermodel.

Best Friend – This upbeat tune comes full with a badass bassline and horn section and has as catchy a chorus as anything Foster the People have ever done. Fire Escape – Mark Foster unexpectedly slows things down on the final song of the album with this acoustic ballad, singing of wanting to help the down and out living on the streets, but ultimately being unable to. Are You What You Want To Be? – According to Foster, the opening track to the album was inspired by the sound of The Clash’s legendary Sandinista! album. Using sounds and rhythms that are somewhat unfamiliar to Western ears, this song is definitely one of the strongest off the album. A Beginners Guide To Destroying The Moon– One of the heaviest songs off the album, they almost sound like The Smashing Pumpkins at times here. Foster pleads to the listener to have empathy for their fellow human beings, and exclaims “Stop your self importance and lift the weight off someone else”. Coming Of Age – The albums first single, sounds similar to something off Torches. Mark Foster reminisces on the chaos of post Torches life and how he is finally coming into his own.

Where Torches was more a collection of radio hits, Supermodel is a more complete album. Dealing with issues such as the state of our culture and searching for truth in a sometimes dark world, Supermodel shows the evolution of an artist and band.

-A