Artist: Switchfoot
Album: Vice Verses
Date Released: 9/27/2011
Genre: Alternative Rock, Christian
Jon Foreman has certainly established himself as en excellent songwriter with Switchfoot's newest release Vice Verses. Having written about 80 songs during the Hurricane sessions, this album was not a b-sides collection, but was very intentional and solid - something I was quite skeptical of before listening. The songs on this album, according to interviews, are rooted heavily in the rhythm section, and I can whole-heartedly agree. The release is fairly varied but follows a punchy, driven direction of rock, which (for their eighth record) displays an impressive mixture of angst and maturity. The lyrics focus heavily on societal issues, including the poetry-slam "Selling the News", featuring a very interesting and edgy commentary on the media. All in all, this album was very interesting, and shows that Switchfoot can consistently churn out great music.
8/10
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