Switchfoot comes from San Diego and plays the definition of Alternative Rock. Which would be any band immediately played on radio station Q101 here in Chicago. Nothing bad but nothing extraordinary or unique, just pretty safe music. They are led by singer/songwriter Jon Foreman, who is also in the band Fiction Family with Nickle Creek guitarist Sean Watkins. Switchfoot is compared to Jars of Clay often because their Christian Rock influences and participation in some large Christian festivals, but I think they're a bit harder rock than Jars of Clay. They have produced 7 albums since the start of the band in 1996. The Beautiful Letdown is one of their more acclaimed albums mainly because of the song "Meant to Live" which received extended playtime on the air waves. All and all, not my kind of band but they do have a handful of solid tunes. They are playing on Sunday at 1:00 against the Dodos so I will not be in attendance.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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