If “Pumped Up Kicks” catches your attention with its upbeat sound and hidden deep message, these tracks will give you that same blend of catchy rhythms and thoughtful, sometimes dark, lyrics. Its ...

Recently I foraged into the wilds of the Internet, hungry for a juicy new composition into which to sink my teeth. I had begun to worry that this column had become mired in the past, a victim of the ...

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well—some inspired by a weekly theme and some not, but always songs worth hearing. This week, we asked, “What’s a song you like by a ...

Alt rockers Foster The People decided to play their anti-violence anthem "Pumped Up Kicks" Friday during Weekend Two of ACL, after reportedly declining to play the hit song during the first weekend of ...

Although its tone is jubilant and upbeat -- prompting some fans to blast it during celebratory times -- "Pumped Up Kicks" is about a boy named Robert, who fantasizes about shooting up his school.

Back in the summer of 2011, it seemed like "Pumped Up Kicks" was always playing somewhere. The song, recorded by the Los Angeles band Foster the People, appeared to come out of nowhere, and it was ...

Foster The People's 'Pumped Up Kicks' has been taken off a US radio station in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. The track, whose lyrics depict a high school shooting, has been removed ...

It was when my wife shoved the music player back across the table that I realized I needed to think harder about the tune I was playing for her. “Pumped Up Kicks” has been hailed as the song — or at ...