Foster the People have officially ushered in their next chapter with the announcement of a new album called Paradise State of Mind, which is slated for release on August 16th via their new label home, Atlantic Records. As a preview, they’ve unveiled the first single, the disco-toned “Lost In Space.”
“The record started as a case study of the late Seventies crossover between disco, funk, gospel, jazz, and all those sounds,” Mark Foster shared in a statement. “It was such a beautiful moment in time, when these different styles of music were cross-referencing each other — artists like Nile Rogers and Chic, the Tom Tom Club, and Giorgio Moroder.”
“Lost In Space” invokes moments of psychedelia, the space age, the anthemic of the ’80s, and dramatic disco strings, achieving that decades-spanning energy Foster described. “I’ll follow you anywhere,” the band sings on the euphoric, campy chorus. The track arrived with Rupert Höller-directed music video.
While no additional tour dates have been confirmed, the band will be celebrating the release of Paradise State of Mind with an appearance at Austin City Limits, which takes place over the course of two weekends in October.
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