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}} ''Supermodel'' is the second studio album by American indie rock band Foster the People. The album was co-produced by their frontman Mark Foster and British musician Paul Epworth, and was released by Columbia Records on March 14, 2014 in Friday-release countries and March 18, 2014 in the United States. It is the follow-up to the band's 2011 debut album, ''Torches''. A concept album, ''Supermodel'' features common and heavy themes of negativity towards modern popular culture and consumer ideology throughout the record and its related artworks. Conceived mostly by Foster, the album deals primarily with social issues and "the ugly side of capitalism", and is described by Foster as "a conversation with God. Trying to explore who God is." Recorded and produced throughout 2012 and 2013, the album also features a minor departure from the sound of ''Torches'', importing instruments and various sounds of different cultures of the world while retaining the "perfect pop record" sound. The album was heavily promoted by the band and Columbia Records in the lead-up to its release, with an accompanying documentary series of the same name and a 130-foot mural painted in Los Angeles, the largest on the West Coast of the United States. The album was preceded by three singles released by Columbia in 2014: "Coming of Age" released in January 2014, "Pseudologia Fantastica" in February, and "Best Friend" in March. Upon release, ''Supermodel'' received mixed reviews from critics. ==Background== Forming in 2009, Foster the People released their debut album ''Torches'' in 2011. The album, produced by Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Rich Costey, Tony Hoffer and Mark Foster, was released to positive reception, and peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the US and number one on the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia. It has been certified platinum in Australia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Accreditations – 2012 Albums )〕 and gold in the US,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=%22Foster%20the%20People%22&format=&go=Search&perPage=50 )〕 Philippines and Canada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gold and Platinum Search: Foster the People )〕 The album was also nominated for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, losing to Bon Iver's ''Bon Iver, Bon Iver''. Capitalizing on their success following the release of ''Torches'', six singles were released by the band across 2011 and 2012: "Pumped Up Kicks", which became a major hit worldwide, peaking at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topping the Australian, Canadian, Polish and Slovakian singles charts; "Helena Beat", which topped the Canadian singles chart and became the most played track on Australian radio station Triple J in 2011; "Call It What You Want", which has been certified Gold in Australia; "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)", which has been certified gold in the United States and Canada; "Broken Jaw / Ruby", which was released exclusively on Record Store Day; and "Houdini", whose companion music video was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. To follow up ''Torches'', frontman Mark Foster wanted an album with "more grit" than ''Torches'', and looked to British rock bands such as The Clash and The Kinks for inspiration.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nme.com/news/foster-the-people/64283 )〕 He also cited influences from West African music and David Bowie, complimentary to a need for the band's music to be more instrumentally based rather than electronic as additional driving factors in the creative process.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nme.com/news/foster-the-people/62257 )〕 Foster spoke to music magazine ''Rolling Stone'' in August 2012, stating: :"One thing about Foster The People is that it's taking pieces of a lot of different genres of music and kind of melding them together. In the first record, I was looking at my vision for the project through a piece of opaque glass. This next record's going to be more evolved; it's going to be a clearer picture of what I've had in my head when it comes to that vision. Working on this project and getting deeper into electronic music is gonna help bring a deeper colour in the next Foster record." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Supermodel (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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