With its play on words, Vice Verses, the title of Switchfoot's 2011 album, coherently suggests the album's theme: everything has two sides. If 2009's Hello Hurricane suggested a new chapter in the musical book that is Switchfoot, consider Vice Verses to be a sequel of sorts.

Songs like "Afterlife" and "The War Inside" take the harder-edged approach of Hello Hurricane a step further, creating what Billboard has called "powerful, anthemic rockers... like an amalgamation of U2's Achtung Baby, Linkin Park." Overall, Vice Verses is a more eclectic collection than its predecessor with quiet gems like "Souvenirs" and the title track butting up against the infectious "The Original," reminiscent of Foo Fighters, and the biting, largely spoken-word "Selling the News."

SWITCHFOOT The Beautiful Letdown (2004 US limited edition 2-disc set comprising of the 11-track CD album including the single Dare You To Move plus the previously released single Meant To Live - taken from the Motion Picture Spiderman 2 soundtrack also includes a bonus NTSC DVD & sticker plus picture sleeve featuring alternative artwork- still sealed from new in the original stickered shrink)

Switchfoot is an alternative rock band from San Diego, CA. They are known for their energetic live shows, the three guitarists in the line-up often operate simultaneously, building on the pop sensibilities of Foreman's songwriting, rounded out by Fontamillas's work on the synthesizer, bringing his industrial roots to the sound, the band works up 'the Switchfoot sound'- a melodic crunch of densely layered sound featuring some electronic experimentation, and often driven by hard-charging guitar riffs, while throwing in a few softer ballads as well.

The Best Yet is Switchfoot's first greatest hits compilation and it features the best songs from all their albums. Over the course of 10 years, Switchfoot has become one of the most successful and respected bands in rock music and they are is known for creating groundbreaking music that is compelling for both its sound and presence, and socially aware lyrics. With their breakthrough album The Beautiful Letdown, Switchfoot's music resonated with a broader audience and they saw two singles climb into the Top 10 at Pop Radio.

Oh! Gravity, the highly anticipated sixth album from the San Diego rock band Switchfoot, contains 12 new tracks written by the band and produced by Tim Palmer (Tin Machine, Pearl Jam, The Cure, Mother Love Bone, U2) and Switchfoot with Grammy-winning executive producer Steve Lillywhite. The new album expands Switchfoot's sonic palette while at the same time dealing with certain social issues. On songs like "Dirty Second Hands," Jon Foreman sings of the dehumanization that comes with technology. Other politically motivated tracks include "Oh! Gravity." the title track's generational appeal for love, peace and understanding, "American Dream," with its biting truth, "Awakening," about trying to recover the innocence of a child in the midst of an ever-harsher reality, the sawing alt-country of "Head Over Heels," the exotic instrumentation and Middle Easternflavor of "Circles," the REM-esque pulse of "4:12," the lush Brit-pop melodies of "Yesterdays," the Echo and the Bunnymen/Smiths influenced "Burn Out Bright" and Motown sound of "Amateur Lovers."

Nothing Is Sound [DualDisc] Switchfoot Label: Sony Release Date: 9/13/2005 Disc 1 1 Lonely Nation - 3:45 2 Stars - 4:20 3 Happy Is a Yuppie Word - 4:51 4 The Shadow Proves the Sunshine - 5:04 5 Easier Than Love - 4:29 6 The Blues - 5:17 7 The Setting Sun - 4:24 8 Politicians - 3:28 9 Golden - 3:36 10 The Fatal Wound - 2:44 11 We Are One Tonight - 4:42 12 Daisy - 4:18 Disc 2 1 Lonely Nation [DVD] 2 Stars [DVD] 3 Happy Is a Yuppie Word [DVD] 4 The Shadow Proves the Sunshine [DVD] 5 Easier Than Love [DVD] 6 The Blues [DVD] 7 The Setting Sun [DVD] 8 Politicians [DVD] 9 Golden [DVD] 10 The Fatal Wound [DVD] 11 We Are One Tonight [DVD] 12 Daisy [DVD] 13 Bonus Material [DVD][*]

With its play on words, Vice Verses, the title of Switchfoot's 2011 album, coherently suggests the album's theme: everything has two sides. If 2009's Hello Hurricane suggested a new chapter in the musical book that is Switchfoot, consider Vice Verses to be a sequel of sorts.

Songs like "Afterlife" and "The War Inside" take the harder-edged approach of Hello Hurricane a step further, creating what Billboard has called "powerful, anthemic rockers... like an amalgamation of U2's Achtung Baby, Linkin Park." Overall, Vice Verses is a more eclectic collection than its predecessor with quiet gems like "Souvenirs" and the title track butting up against the infectious "The Original," reminiscent of Foo Fighters, and the biting, largely spoken-word "Selling the News."


This deluxe edition features a second disc which contains a live version of the album Hello Hurricane.