Hello Hurricane, Switchfoot's first studio album since 2006's Oh! Gravity, which debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200, acknowledges life's storms while managing to find an element of hope in them. The band tracked more than 80 songs at its self-built home studio before narrowing it down to the 12 that appear on the new album. Hello Hurricane is the group's seventh full-length album and its first on Atlantic Records. Switchfoot is comprised of Jon Foreman (vocals/guitar), Tim Foreman (bass), Chad Butler (d..
Switchfoot's Hello Hurricane, like most of their albums, takes multiple listens to truly enjoy. Up front, the music sounds good, but once you dive deeper into the lyrics and the melodies you realize how amazing and honest the album actually is. Whether it's edgy and aggressive, or soft and contemplative, all of the songs fit well with each other. There are subtle hints of spirituality in the lyrics, especially on Free and Always. This album offers a message of hope in difficult times. If I had any gripe abo..
Ever since Switchfoot announced late last year that they would be working on their seventh full-length album, the hype has been slowly building. More recently they've been featured on YouTube's homepage and even a Blackberry commercial. But the road to where they are today wasn't easy. With nearly a hundred songs to choose from for an album that would join a catalogue of a few highly impressive past albums, the pressure was on. That's just one of the hurricanes that hit them during the making of the album. ..
