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Happy Birthday To Isom Innis! 🎂🥂

Hey, guys  On January 7th, 1988, songwriter and producer  Isom Innis was born in Nashville, TN,  and his date of birth falls under the star sign of Capricorn. Innis is a talented multi-instrumentalist for Foster The People as well as his side project Peel  alongside FTP bandmate Sean Cimino . Before joining he was involved in several projects around the Boston music scene before moving across the country to to become a bonafide rock star.  He lives with his pets, wife and filmmaker  Carlson Young in Los Angeles. " Acid Star " and " Paradise State Of Mind " are definitely my top favorite albums of 2024, but overall, " Supermodel " and " Sacred Hearts Club" are my top-tier albums in the band's discography.  Innis and Foster formed their own duo  Smims and Belle where they perform popup DJ sets around the world. Here's a quote from Isom about joining the band via the Gaston Gazette in 2017....

Unqiue Designs On Foster The People's CD and Vinyl Variants

Hey, guys  Glancing at my Foster The People CD and vinyl collection I noticed the artwork has varied overtime since gaining popularity since 2010. As always, I adore the bright colors and aesthetics of the LA Indie rockers spanning everything they've ever done up to this point so let's talk about it in today's post.  Let's begin by discussing the basic palette and design of “ Torches ” which debuted May 23, 2011 on Columbia Records . When “ Torches X ” dropped in 2021 the design varied with the album pressed on bright orange wax and the tag resembled vintage hippie font from the 70s. For a summertime gem such as the band's first record I love the color and design schemes of the album.  There's a live edition of “ Torches ” from 2011 featuring a DVD, but the cover art is black instead of white and orange. Doing a Google search I've found both a black and orange color scheme to it, and I need to remember to get it via Amazon sometime. Unfortunat...