Spotify Sessions (Foster the People EP)
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| EP by Foster the People | ||||
| Released | April 15, 2014 | |||
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March 2014 at The Village (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 24:36 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mark Foster | |||
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| Singles from Spotify Sessions | ||||
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Spotify Sessions is the second extended play by American alternative rock band Foster the People. The EP, exclusive to commercial music streaming service Spotify, was released by Columbia Records on April 15, 2014. The EP is the fifth release by the band in promotion of their second studio album Supermodel.
Background
Foster the People released their second studio album Supermodel in March 2014. It was preceded by a large-scale marketing campaign, with the release of three singles by Columbia Records, the execution of the largest mural on the United States West Coast,[1] and the production of a Supermodel documentary series.[2] Despite mixed reviews of the album,[3] it was commercially successful, charting on eleven national record charts, including a #3 peak on the Billboard 200.[4] The album also peaked at #1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums charts.[5][6] Spotify Sessions was recorded and produced, in co-operation with commercial music streaming service Spotify, as a release to further promote Supermodel.
Recording
Foster the People's Spotify Sessions was recorded at the The Village, a recording studio located in Santa Monica in West Los Angeles, California. The Village, iconic for its roster of artists that have recorded at the studio, was previously used by the band for production on their studio albums Torches and Supermodel.[7]
Promotion
After the release of the EP, a music video was produced for the Spotify Sessions version of "Best Friend". The video, featuring the band performing and recording the song live for Spotify Sessions, was released on YouTube on April 16, 2014.[8]
Nevermind (Alternate Version)
The EP was preceded by a Spotify-exclusive promotional single entitled "Nevermind". The one-track single was also recorded for the band's Spotify Sessions, although does not appear as a track on the EP itself. The single features a live recording, dubbed an "Alternate version", of Supermodel track "Nevermind".[9]
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Best Friend" |
| Foster | 4:32 | ||||||
| 2. | "A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon" |
| Foster | 5:00 | ||||||
| 3. | "Coming of Age" |
| Foster | 4:42 | ||||||
| 4. | "Pseudologia Fantastica" |
| Foster | 5:41 | ||||||
| 5. | "The Truth" |
| Foster | 4:41 | ||||||
Total length: |
24:36 | |||||||||
Personnel
- Foster the People
- Cubbie Fink – bass, backing vocals
- Mark Foster – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, drum programming, piano, synth bass, celeste, harpsichord, vibraphone, drums
- Mark Pontius – drums, backing vocals
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United States[10] | April 15, 2014 | Stream | Columbia Records |
References
- ↑ "Timelapse of Young and Sick's creating the biggest mural on the West Coast". Lost at E Minor. January 15, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ↑ Rivera, Melanie. "Watch: Foster the People documentary on the making of 'Supermodel'". The Dwarf. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Supermodel - Foster the People". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Foster the People - Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Foster the People - Top Alternative Albums Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Foster the People - Top Rock Albums Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ Torches (liner notes). Foster the People. Columbia Records. 2011.
- ↑ "Foster The People "Best Friend" (Spotify session)". Indscene. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Nevermind". Spotify AU. Spotify. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Spotify Sessions - Live From the Village". Spotify AU. Spotify. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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