Switchfoot - Oh! Gravity

So-Cal rockers Switchfoot have been delivering passionate, anthemic rock since their first album debuted in 1997, though their visibility has increased dramatically since the smash success of 2003’s The Beautiful Letdown. Both longtime and recent fans will be pleased to know the band strikes creative gold again with an album as intense and melodic as past efforts. Guitar-driven rockers such as the title track and “Awakening” combine with earnest ballads (“Yesterdays” and “Let Your Love Be Strong” are especially powerful cuts) to create an effort that is musically diverse without sacrificing consistency or quality. Jon Foreman’s vocal/lyrical gifts allow the band to address how the excesses of modern day America affect its citizens and what those citizens can do to affect change. Thus, Oh! Gravity is not only an album that sounds important, it also has something important to say. [www.switchfoot.com]