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Foster the People show their fans how committed they are to their job in a music video for their single "Houdini," is the fourth single taken from the indie pop group's critically-acclaimed debut album "Torches." The band pulled the upbeat "Houdini" out of its hat way back on its first EP last year, but the track still works its synthesizer magic.
Foster the People's "Houdini" clip, directed by Daniels, is not for the faint of heart. Mark Foster, Cubbie Fink and Mark Pontius are due to perform at a big concert, but the trio dying in a horrible production accident and crushed in an on-stage mishap during a video shoot, sending everyone on the set into panic mode. Ouch. Don't worry, it's easy on the gore. But thanks to some Hollywood innovation and a mysterious video-rescue squad, they're quickly turned into reanimated People-puppets.
The 'Pumped Up Kicks' hitmakers have taken the stage with sore throats, broken feet and all manner of cuts, scrapes and bruises, both mental and physical. But after surviving a high-speed car chase in their "Don't Stop" clip, when the time came for Foster the People to suit up for the video for "Houdini," they decided to show just how dedicated they are to going on with the show.
The video comes one year after the release of "Torches" and a month before three-piece group prepare to launch their summer tour on May 29. The outing includes three sold-out nights in New York's Central Park, where they will play to more than 17,000 fans, as well as a first-ever trip to the Bonnaroo Arts and Music Festival. After playing alongside the reunited Beach Boys at this year's Grammys, they will hook up with the legendary beach pop group on two of their summer dates.
A call to an expert is made to bring the three guys back to life in time to finish the video shoot, bust some choreographed moves and play a show as animatronic robots! Actually it's kind of hard to know what exactly is going on, but the fellas are somehow rebooted and able to pull off the sold-out show the next night, bringing tears to the eyes of their crew. They also have superpowers that allow them to hop way up in the air and dance like pros. But, by the end they are either so wiped out, or their batteries are so depleted, that they crash on the couch backstage as everyone celebrates their triumph around them.