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With over two million copies sold of their 2003 breakthrough Beautiful Letdown, Switchfoot have finally found the universal audience they've been searching for since 1999's New Way to Be Human. Their CCM inspirations had always been more curious than self-righteous -- "We're all in this together, Jonathan Foremanwould sing in his lyrics, "so let's figure out what it all means" -- and on Letdown, those impulses meshed ably with slick post-grunge guitars and the production of John Fields. It's the same formula on Nothing Is Sound, Switchfoot's 2005 effective, but too calculated follow-up. Fields is back in the producer's seat, and Foreman is still striving to separate honesty from commodities and find a place for his soul to stand up straight. On songs like "Blues," "Shadow Proves the Sunshine," and "Happy Is a Yuppie Word" his vocals mix Bono's plaintive wail with the laconic surfer drawl of fellow Southern Californian Mark McGrath. He conveys his passion for key topics like life, death, sex, and redemption. But Foreman's also careful not to lose that laid-back edge, so we know there's still an easygoing beach kid under that washed-out blonde mane. Together with Foreman, Switchfoot succeeds incredibly well with this meaningful innocuousness. Vestiges of Nirvana remain in their melodic crunch, but there's no teeth, and nothing threatening. Instead the wrangled yells and lurching notes of "Politicians," "Lonely Nation," and "Easier Than Love" are balanced by hopeful verses, tinkling programming, and layers of airy reverb. With Nothing Is Sound Switchfoot have realized that with universal success comes being all things to all people. So they're prayerful -- "Please Lord don't look the other way...Shine on me," goes "Shadow Proves the Sunshine" -- but they're also just plain likeable, giving "We Are One Tonight" the easygoing flair of the Gin Blossoms. Foreman probes the big issues with a personal touch, his band keeps the beat steady and true, and it sounds like nothing and everything at the very same time.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Steven Miller, Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Engineer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Tim Foreman, Composer - Tim Foreman, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Recording Engineer - Steven Miller, Recording Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Recording Engineer - Andy Sturmer, Background Vocal - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Steven Miller, Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Engineer - Chris Testa, Engineer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Engineer - Brandon Duncan, Mixing Engineer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Steven Miller, Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Engineer - Chris Testa, Engineer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Tim Foreman, Composer - Tim Foreman, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - Steven Miller, Engineer - Joel Hossler, Performer - Todd Cooper, Performer - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Engineer - Chris Testa, Engineer - Jimmy Coup, Performer - Brandon Duncan, Mixing Engineer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Tommy Barbarella, Strings
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Steven Miller, Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Engineer - Chris Testa, Engineer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Steven Miller, Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Engineer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Steven Miller, Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Engineer - Chris Testa, Engineer - Brandon Duncan, Mixing Engineer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Steven Miller, Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Engineer - Chris Testa, Engineer - Brandon Duncan, Mixing Engineer - Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Steven Miller, Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - Rachel Masen, Background Vocal - John Fields, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Dorian "Wook" Crozier, Engineer - Tim Foreman, Composer - Tim Foreman, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Clearmountain, Mixing Engineer - Jonathan Foreman, Composer - Jonathan Foreman, Lyricist - Steven Miller, Engineer - John Fields, Producer - John Fields, Engineer - Chris Testa, Engineer - Chris Westlake, Strings - Brandon Duncan, Mixing Engineer - Switchfoot, Performer - Switchfoot, Producer - Switchfoot, Engineer - Tommy Barbarella, Strings
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
With over two million copies sold of their 2003 breakthrough Beautiful Letdown, Switchfoot have finally found the universal audience they've been searching for since 1999's New Way to Be Human. Their CCM inspirations had always been more curious than self-righteous -- "We're all in this together, Jonathan Foremanwould sing in his lyrics, "so let's figure out what it all means" -- and on Letdown, those impulses meshed ably with slick post-grunge guitars and the production of John Fields. It's the same formula on Nothing Is Sound, Switchfoot's 2005 effective, but too calculated follow-up. Fields is back in the producer's seat, and Foreman is still striving to separate honesty from commodities and find a place for his soul to stand up straight. On songs like "Blues," "Shadow Proves the Sunshine," and "Happy Is a Yuppie Word" his vocals mix Bono's plaintive wail with the laconic surfer drawl of fellow Southern Californian Mark McGrath. He conveys his passion for key topics like life, death, sex, and redemption. But Foreman's also careful not to lose that laid-back edge, so we know there's still an easygoing beach kid under that washed-out blonde mane. Together with Foreman, Switchfoot succeeds incredibly well with this meaningful innocuousness. Vestiges of Nirvana remain in their melodic crunch, but there's no teeth, and nothing threatening. Instead the wrangled yells and lurching notes of "Politicians," "Lonely Nation," and "Easier Than Love" are balanced by hopeful verses, tinkling programming, and layers of airy reverb. With Nothing Is Sound Switchfoot have realized that with universal success comes being all things to all people. So they're prayerful -- "Please Lord don't look the other way...Shine on me," goes "Shadow Proves the Sunshine" -- but they're also just plain likeable, giving "We Are One Tonight" the easygoing flair of the Gin Blossoms. Foreman probes the big issues with a personal touch, his band keeps the beat steady and true, and it sounds like nothing and everything at the very same time.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:58
- Main artists: Switchfoot
- Composer: Jonathan Foreman
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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