Foster the People have today released three new tracks from their forthcoming third album. Each song was revealed globally, with lead single -Doing It For The Money' premiering on Virgin Radio in the UK, -Pay the Man' on triple j Thursday afternoon in Australia and -SHC' by Zane Lowe on Beats 1/Apple Music. All three tracks will be featured on the new album, due out this year via Columbia Records through Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Fans can purchase and stream all three songs as a bundle, entitled III, HERE.
'One of my favourite things about music is that it's unifying", says frontman Mark Foster. 'We wrote these songs to reflect joy in a time where people have needed it more than ever and we thought it was a good time to share them with you."
The band recently announced a string of U.S. headline tour dates where they will give fans a taste of what's to come on the new album. The band is also performing at Neon Desert Music Festival in May, Mo Pop Festival in July and Lollapalooza in August. For additional tour and ticket information please visit www.fosterthepeople.com.
Founded in in 2009, Foster the People achieved success with the 2011 release of its debut album TORCHES, which has sold nearly two million albums and over nine million singles worldwide. TORCHES features the hit single -Pumped Up Kicks', which was declared 'the year's anthem" by SPIN, and also spawned the chart topping singles -Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)', -Houdini' and -Helena Beat'. Foster the People garnered three Grammy nominations for its monumental debut, including Best Alternative Album, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for -Pumped Up Kicks' and Best Short Form Music Video for -Houdini'. SUPERMODEL was the second full-length record from Foster the People. Influenced by frontman Mark Foster's world travels and shifting perspective, the album was recorded in studios around the world and features fan favorites including -Coming of Age' and -Best Friend'.
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