There may not be a single band in the U.S. that broke out as big as Foster The People did in 2011. There’s been a buzz about them ever since their addictive first single Pumped Up Kicks hit the internet and turned into everybody’s summer jam over 2 years ago, and it all culminated to a huge year with the release of their first studio album Torches, a Coachella appearance, and they even had Don’t Stop featured in a Nissan commercial. And we all know what happens when a non-electronic act has amazing music to match the hype right? You guessed it – remixes. Everybody wants a piece of Foster The People right now, and there’s been a ton of ace remixes that have gained our attention. Don’t worry, no Pumped Up Kicks remixes, those were soooo last year.

Gotta give it up for the eclectic Com Truise. His productions are unlike most, fusing chillwave and his electronic synths in creating spacey tunes. He takes on the most recent Foster The People hit, Helena Beat, but you wouldn’t know until the vocals kick in more than half way through. Genius.

Foster The People – Helena Beat (Com Truise Remix)

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Ashley Jones, you groovy mothertrucker you, will you ever fail at creating a dancefloor mover? Doubt it. His take on the catchy Call It What You Want is another gem.
Foster The People – Call It What You Want (Treasure Fingers ‘Pre-Party’ Remix)

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Mansions On The Moon are always smooth, and that’s what they turn the frenetic original into. Not particularly dance-able, but a nice touch nonetheless.
Foster The People – Life On A Nickel (Mansions On The Moon Remix)

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Lenno is a name you may or may not have heard of depending on if you follow other blogs. The teenager is easily pumping out disco bangers with mad amounts of attitude. One to watch out for, that’s forsure. Helena Beat won’t be able to walk the same tomorrow.
Foster The People – Helena Beat (Lenno Remix)

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Futurecop! takes a more house-driven approuch, turning Helena Beat into a club ready house jam.
Foster The People – Helena Beat (Futurecop! Remix)

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Foster The People debuted their new music video to the catchy Don’t Stop (Color On The Walls) yesterday. Peep it!

__MARTIAN

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