![]() ![]() ![]() “Dark Horses” is another distortion-heavy anthem that we haven’t seen from Switchfoot in a few years. The tension between the purpose of this life and the next has been an undercurrent running through Switchfoot’s themes for more than a decade, but the contrast has never been sharper. I’m ready now, I’m not waiting for the afterlife! ![]() Jon Foreman unloads his challenging, purposeful lyrics: Every day / A choice is made / Every day / I choose my fate / And I wonder why would I wait till I die to come alive…. “Afterlife” feels more like “Lonely Nation” or “Stars” from Nothing Is Sound – from the fervent guitar riffs right down to the piano accents. Like Hello Hurricane two years ago, Vice Verses opens with the tease of guitar feedback, but the song quickly roars out of the gate, making it clear that this is a more energetic version of Switchfoot then we met the last time around. Could their eighth album have anything left to say? The boys look like rugged and (dare I say?) middle-aged rock and rollers with their long hair, beards, and leather jackets. Jon Foreman and the gang have been going at it for fourteen years now with seven full-length albums to their name, along with a smattering of EPs, solo efforts, side projects, and soundtrack contributions. ![]()
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