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Torches by Foster The People
Torches is an album by Foster The People, released in 2011. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 24 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Don't Stop (Color On The Walls”, on 22 lists with a best position of #15.
Torches, the debut from Los Angeles trio Foster the People, came out on May 23, 2011, through Startime International and Columbia, and it was built around a song that had already gotten loose: Mark Foster's "Pumped Up Kicks", whose buzz landed the band its deal in 2010. Foster had done time as a commercial jingle writer, and it shows in the best way; every chorus here seems engineered to lodge in your head by the second listen.
It's indie pop with a dance-floor pulse, glossy synths and Foster's airy vocals skipping over the beats while Cubbie Fink's bass and Mark Pontius's drums keep everything bouncing. "Pumped Up Kicks" crossed from modern rock stations to pop radio and went all the way to 3 on the Hot 100, and "Helena Beat", "Call It What You Want", "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" and "Houdini" kept the party going. It also earned a Grammy nod for Best Alternative Music Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Torches on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Stop (Color On The Walls | 22 | #15 | – | 2011–2026 | |
| 2 | Call It What You Want | 2 | #14 | – | 2011–2012 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.