Loyal Like Sid & Nancy - Music

Foster The People Is An Indie Rock/indie Pop Band That Formed In Los Angeles California United States In 2009. The Band Consists Of Mark Foster Vocals Guitar Keyboards Cubbie Fink Bass Vocals And Mark Pontius Drums . The Band Released Their Debut Self-Titled EP In January 2011. The Band's Debut Full Length Album Torches Was Released On May 24 2011 On Star Time/Columbia. Their First Single "Pumped Up Kicks" Was A Sleeper Hit During The Summer Of 2011 And Peaked At #1 On The Billboard Alternative Songs Chart #3 On The Billboard Hot 100 And #18 On The UK Singles Chart. Initially The Solo Project Of Mark Foster He Later Added Fink And Pontius In 2009 Forming A Full Band In The Process. Two Other Musicians Sean Cimino Guitar Keyboards Vocals And Isom Innis Keyboards Vocals Tour With The Band As Additional Members. Discography 1. Albums 2011 - Torches
2014 - Supermodel
2017 - Sacred Hearts Club 2. EPs 2019 - Pick U Up
2020- In The Darkest Of Nights Let The Birds Sing 3. Singles 2011 - Pumped Up Kicks
2011 - Call It What You Want
2012 - Don't Stop Color On The Walls Remixes - EP
2014 - Coming Of Age
2014 - Pseudologia Fantastica Official Website Http //www.Fosterthepeople.Com/ Twitter @fosterthepeople Facebook Http //www.Facebook.Com/pages/Foster-The-People Go To Www.Fosterthepeople.Com And Join Their Email List If You Want To Get Involved Or Just Want A Free Download Of "Pumped Up Kicks"! read less

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While the band released their EP "III" with the intention of “reflecting joy,” “Loyal Like Sid And Nancy,” the first single from "Sacred Hearts Club" after "III" immediately conveys a more dire message concerning the frightening conditions of the world. The Sid and Nancy in the song’s title refer to the infamous couple Sid Vicious, bassist of the punk band The Sex Pistols, and Nancy Spungen, his girlfriend. The two had an intense and destructive relationship in which the two were infatuated with each other, but ended up contributing to each other’s deaths. Although “loyal” connotes something positive, in this instance, it is meant more of a word of caution. While the couple’s history communicates intense loyalty, this was on a backdrop of dangerous behavior and heavy drug addiction; Nancy got Sid addicted to heroin. When Nancy was murdered in 1978, their dynamic was far from over. While Sid was the prime suspect, showing just how complex and problematic their relationship was, Sid was rumored to have constantly been attempting to overdose and kill himself in order to “be with his Nancy”. He finally did die of heroin overdose in early ‘79. Thus, their loyalty was ultimately self-destructive. The track features many references to people and events with similarly tragic circumstances- both past and present. There is an overall emphasis on the lyrics of this track because its official video on the band’s YouTube channel is a lyric video (and the first LV of the album). Instrumentally, “Loyal Like Sid & Nancy” is a loosely hip-hop-inducing track with trap-flavored beats. Mark takes a rap-style approach—with verse three falling into spoken-word—to the verses of the song while experimenting with transitions between the heavy beats and lighter chorus. Mark Foster said this song was the longest track to finish on the album: "The music went through a lot of iterations before we finally settled on a three act play sort of format. But I went particularly insane writing the lyrics to that one. Also, it was important to me that the vocal delivery was right. The vocal needed to be sensual to offset the aggression of the lyrical message and the beat." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.