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The Resume

    Members include Mark Foster, Mark Pontius and Cubbie Fink
    Released the album 'Torches'
    Recorded the songs 'Pumped Up Kicks' and 'Helena Beat'

Why they might be annoying:

    They are widely considered to be more of a dance pop band than an alternative band.
    Mark Foster formed the band after he was disappointed with the direction a record label wanted him to take as a solo artist.
    Billboard Magazine proclaimed their music appealed to Hipsters.
    Despite its pop sound, 'Pumped Up Kicks' is a song about a fictional school shooting that Foster wrote as a 'fuck you' to Hipsters.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They earned an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best New Artist (2011).
    Mark Foster recorded all of the instruments for many songs on 'Torches' before recruiting friends Pontius and Fink to join the band.
    They gained attention by playing impressive sets at the popular Coachella and South By Southwest music festivals.
    Their musical influences range from the Beach Boys to Blur.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 84 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 49 Votes: 48.98% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 45 Votes: 51.11% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 65 Votes: 52.31% Annoying