 Pontius was so appreciative of Foster's musical style that he left his band Malbec to join him as the drummer of the new band.Fink had recently lost his position at a television production company as a result of the recession, so he joined as the bassist.The band was initially going to be called "Foster and the People," but after the majority of his friends mistook the name as "Foster the People," Foster decided to name it the latter instead.