Name: NATIVE TONGUE par Switchfoot
Brand: Switchfoot
SKU: 888072079113
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (98 reviews)

ALBUM

The most interesting songs on Switchfoot's expertly crafted 11th studio album, 2019's Native Tongue, are the ones that the band wrote for themselves. Sure, we get a handful of big-swinging rock numbers like the philosophically Zen opener "Let It Happen," the bright-toned fan appreciation song "All I Need," and the effusive midtempo anthem about letting God take control with his mercy "The Strength to Let Go." These are all catchy, well-produced songs full of grand chorus hooks and an underlying sense of spirituality that will most likely appeal to the band's longtime fans and anyone who jumped on board with 2003's The Beautiful Letdown. Furthermore, with the band having passed the 20-year mark (and gone on indefinite hiatus in 2017 after promoting Where the Light Shines Through), it's impressive that they are able to recapture much of their initial alt-rock buoyancy here. That said, it's fun to hear the band's primary songwriters, lead singer/guitarist Jon Foreman and his brother bassist Tim Foreman, explore what feel like more personal influences. To these ends, they draw upon the Beatles' woozy, '60s-style Baroque psychedelia on "Dig New Streams," pair with M83 vocalist Kaela Sinclair on the synthy, sweet-toned "The Hardest Art," and draw upon Harvest Moon-era Neil Young for the rootsy, piano-driven "Wonderful Feeling." Similarly, they evince Paul Simon's '70s playfulness with the jaunty acoustic singalong "We're Gonna Be Alright." Elsewhere, they dabble in Maroon 5-esque pop on the Ryan Tedder-co-write "Voices" and the hip-hop-inflected "Take My Fire." Native Tongue is a nicely cohesive album that lives up to the band's two-decades-long reputation for delivering heartfelt, uplifting pop/rock. ~ Matt Collar

1. LET IT HAPPEN

par Switchfoot

Artiste Principal: Switchfoot; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Jon Foreman; Compositeur
Parolier: Jon Foreman; Compositeur
Producteur: Tyler Chester
The Foreman Brothers; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jon Foreman; Autre

2. NATIVE TONGUE

par Switchfoot

Artiste Principal: Switchfoot; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Jon Foreman
Brent Kutzle
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Parolier: Tim Foreman
Jon Foreman
Brent Kutzle; Compositeur
Producteur: The Foreman Brothers
Brent Kutzle; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman
Brent Kutzle; Autre

3. ALL I NEED

par Switchfoot

Artiste Principal: Switchfoot; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Parolier: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Producteur: The Foreman Brothers; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Autre

4. VOICES

par Switchfoot

Artiste Principal: Switchfoot; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Tim Foreman
Jon Foreman
Tyler Spry
Ryan Tedder
Brent Kutzle; Compositeur
Parolier: Tyler Spry
Jon Foreman
Ryan Tedder
Brent Kutzle
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Producteur: The Foreman Brothers
Tyler Spry
Brent Kutzle; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Tedder
Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman
Brent Kutzle
Tyler Spry; Autre

5. DIG NEW STREAMS

par Switchfoot

Artiste Principal: Switchfoot; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Parolier: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Producteur: The Foreman Brothers; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Autre

6. JOY INVINCIBLE

par Switchfoot

Artiste Principal: Switchfoot; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Parolier: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Producteur: The Foreman Brothers; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Autre

7. PRODIGAL SOUL

par Switchfoot

Artiste Principal: Switchfoot; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Parolier: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Producteur: The Foreman Brothers; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Autre

8. THE HARDEST ART

par Switchfoot, Kaela Sinclair

Artiste Vedette: Kaela Sinclair; Interprète principal
Artiste Principal: Switchfoot; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Compositeur
Parolier: Tim Foreman
Jon Foreman; Compositeur
Producteur: Tyler Chester
The Foreman Brothers
Tyler Spry
Brent Kutzle; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman; Autre