Ultimately, the beauty of Sacred Hearts Club is that it sounds like a Foster the People album without unnecessarily rehashing the sound that made them famous.
The overall sound of Sacred Hearts Club is upbeat and airy in the best way possible. The techno-pop vibe combined with youthful vocals makes this album a sublime summer release perfect for long drives or late night hang outs.
Sacred Hearts Club is a step in a new direction, but true to Foster the People’s ethos. It might not suit all longtime fans’ taste, but it’s beautiful in its honesty and hope.
In the end, Sacred Hearts Club isn’t so bold a departure as others might think. Foster’s probably been dying to write a record like this for years – and, y’know, so long as he continues to write from ever-so-slightly selfless angles, he’s welcome to push his crew wherever he pleases.
In reality, Sacred Hearts Club splits the difference between the bookending acts on that Grammys tribute: Maroon 5 and the Beach Boys.
Overall, Sacred Hearts Club also signals a return to Foster The People’s more electronic origins, but not in the inventive way that was used on Torches. Rather, it comes off as hackneyed copy, full of the predictable EDM/trap beats that every other chart-topper has shoved in somewhere.
Sacred Hearts Club contains some of the worst music we’ve heard all year.
Sacred Hearts Club is record of frustration on the listener’s part – we know they’re capable, but Foster the People have again failed to recapture the brand of youthfulness established in their hype-fuelled industry breakthrough. Equally, they fail to mature into an alternative sound with adequate craft to entice attention.
‘sacred hearts club’ is astonishingly bold. it’s one of the most underrated albums of the 2010s, and i believe that foster the people created their own genre of electro-funk with dashes of alt-pop and truly wacky production.
the album mixing is crazy; every track impressively flows to the next, making a great listen front to back. i love every second of this album, which is surprising to say with all the straight-up-weirdness present.
i believe the weird (hard-to-love) ... read more
There was a point in my life some years ago where I listened to both Torches and Supermodel daily for multiple months. These guys were my favorite band, not because I thought they were some sort of artistic musical gods, but because they could simply make catchy music that had some depth to it, which especially came out on Supermodel. Now Foster the People goes directly into the stream of music that they used to push against, with heavily-electronic beats and the most trite and lifeless ... read more
First thing's first:
What are you all talking about calling this album bad? Like, for real? Are you guys hearing something I'm not? This isn't any Bon Iver 22, A Million or DJ Khaled Grateful.
Anyway, to the review.
It's hard to beat their first two albums, Torches and Supermodel. They set the tone for what Foster The People would be.
Sacred Hearts Club keeps a positive and swaying indie vibe through the whole album. The songs are catchy and keep me interested. They know their style, they ... read more
Amazing album. Nearly every song is amazing in its own way, and it's always a blast to go back to. This is easily the band's best work, and one of my favorite albums of all time.
Very experimental, with too contrasting moments, although its ups are more than its downs.
Favorite tracks: sit next to me, Lotus Eater, static space lover, orange dream
Worst tracks: pay the Man, doing It for the money
1 | Pay the Man 3:53 | 82 |
2 | Doing It for the Money 3:46 | 76 |
3 | Sit Next to Me 4:03 | 89 |
4 | SHC 4:08 | 79 |
5 | I Love My Friends 3:45 | 76 |
6 | Orange Dream 1:20 | 62 |
7 | Static Space Lover 4:00 | 83 |
8 | Lotus Eater 3:02 | 83 |
9 | Time to Get Closer 0:57 | 64 |
10 | Loyal Like Sid & Nancy 4:39 | 73 |
11 | Harden the Paint 3:54 | 72 |
12 | III 4:09 | 74 |