Paradise State of Mind

Paradise State of Mind is the fourth studio album by American indie pop band Foster the People, released on August 16, 2024, by Atlantic Records, their first under the label. It is the band's first studio album in seven years since the release of Sacred Hearts Club (2017), although they released an EP and a number of non-album singles between 2018 and 2021. The band initially planned on touring in 2021 in support of their EP In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing (2020) however the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic prevented them, leading to a hiatus where band members worked on other material and eventually started the process of songwriting and recording this album. The album artwork is an oil painting by Matt Hansel.

The first single, disco-toned "Lost in Space", was released on May 31, 2024. The second single "Take Me Back" was released on June 28, 2024. The third single "Chasing Low Vibrations" was released on July 26, 2024. It is the band's first album not to feature their drummer Mark Pontius after his departure from the band in October 2021. It is also the band's final album to feature guitarist Sean Cimino as he departed from the band months before the album's release.

The album has received primarily positive reviews, with a Metacritic score of 75. Critics and fans praised the experimentation with popular music genres of the past and the quality of the production. It debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top Album sales, selling 7,000 copies during its first week, yet commercially underperforming, as it failed to chart high in other countries, something which has been attributed to the band's unofficial hiatus prior to its long awaited release.