Foster The People are record label puppets

LA's Foster The People have created some of the best music videos of the last 12 months. Their new one, for the re-release of former single Houdini, is a brilliantly macabre satire on the music industry. In the opening scenes, the band are killed in a horrific stage accident, but their management conspire to keep the money rolling in by turning their corpses into puppets.

Conceptually, it's reminiscent of Peter Serafinowicz's video for Hot Chip's I Feel Better - but Foster The People play it for laughs. They've even included an enthusiastic bumming scene for the band's burgeoning gay fanbase.

Well, I never.

The full video is below, and if you haven't already invested in it, Foster The People's excellent debut album, Torches, is a bargainacious £5 on Amazon this week.

Foster The People - Houdini

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