Switchfoot have invited Twenty One Pilot’s Tyler Joseph to cover their classic ballad “Twenty-Four”. It is stirring, sad and sensational.
This news might make some of us feel a little bit old. The album that changed it all for Switchfoot, The Beautiful Letdown, is celebrating its 20 year anniversary this year. If you owned a radio in 2003, or maybe even the iconic Guitar Hero game, you couldn’t escape their absolute smash hit “Meant To Live“. In fact, even after two decades, the legendary guitar riff that starts the song still lives in people’s heads. It is instantly recognizable. Perhaps you liked tunes on the softer side back then, and “Dare You To Move” was more your speed. Either way,… Read more »
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What do you get when you combine one of rock’s most distinctive voices with one of acoustic music ‘s most celebrated talents? The answer is Fiction Family, a collaboration forged by Switchfoot lead vocalist Jon Foreman and Nickel Creek guitarist Sean Watkins ATO/ Credential Recordings will release their self-titled debut disc January 20. “We’re a bit of an odd couple, and that’s what makes it work,” Foreman says. “Even though we have different backgrounds, the music we grew up listening to and still admire today is very similar.” The unlikely musical pairing began when Nickel Creek and Switchfoot were playing… Read more »
Switchfoot’s new Columbia album “Oh! Gravity” is pulling the band onto the road for an extensive North American tour in February and March. Labelmate Copeland will open. The trek begins Feb. 14 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, Calif., and wraps March 31 in the quintet’s San Diego homebase. Fans might even expect a concert after the concert in some instances. “I often find that after I get off stage I still have more music left in me. Hanging out with our friends in Nickel Creek in Chicago taught me what to do with the leftover music,” Switchfoot frontman… Read more »
While many bands have a hard time writing on the road, Switchfoot wouldn’t have it any other way. “It’s great,” frontman Jon Foreman explained. “It’s like your diary. You can’t sleep in Berlin, so you write a song.” And it’s a good thing Switchfoot enjoy it, otherwise the San Diego rockers might never write new material. In 2004 alone, the band embarked on five national tours. Most of the two years prior were also spent on the road. “We’ve got like 40 songs written,” Foreman said. “We’ve been traveling a lot and we’ve been to different places in the world… Read more »
Rock band Switchfoot was among the winners at the Gospel Music Association’s (GMA) 35th annual awards show, held April 28 at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium. The GMA Music Awards is considered gospel music’s biggest night of the year, where the GMA presents winning artists with gospel’s highest accolade, the Dove Award. Switchfoot took home top honors for “Rock Recorded Song of the Year” for “Ammunition” and “Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song” for “Meant to Live.” The Sparrow/Columbia band’s album “Beautiful Letdown” received the “Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year” award. Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman credits “The Beautiful Letdown’s” raw, live sound in part to… Read more »
The San Diego rock group Switchfoot are continuing to make an extraordinary impact with their Columbia/RED Ink debut “The Beautiful Letdown.” The album debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #85 the first week of its release and is still currently on the chart at #187, with sales nearing the 100,000 mark. Switchfoot have embarked on a U.S. headlining tour over the last three months, selling out nearly every show well in advance, in top markets including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Chicago, Nashville and recently in Los Angeles at both The House of Blues on June 13th as well… Read more »
Ready to get your knees moving? Shaky Knees Music Festival has announced its 2024 line-up. Headliners Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Girl In Red, The Offspring, Weezer, Noah Kahan, and more will take the mainstage during the three-day weekend from May 3-5 in Atlanta, GA’s Central Park. Notable acts such as Loveless, Nova Twins, Pool Kids, Microwave, and Sunny Day Real Estate will add a little emo essence to the alt-rock weekend. Read more: Set It Off Announces The Deathless Tour With Crown The Empire & More With some fests and acts announcing anniversary or album play-through shows,… Read more »
