But once one closely examines the lyrics (Which I won’t do here) they will realize that the band still retains their hopeful attitude and uplifting lyrics without being flowery and cheesy.

Happy is a Yuppie Word – From the title of the song you would think Switchfoot has gone down the road of depression music and a bleak outlook on life. Tim’s bass doesn’t seem to be that noticeable in this track, which is a shame because Tim’s smooth bass lines have always been a welcome sound to my ears. A quite inventive way to avoid using digital vocal effects. Jon’s voice sounds like it’s overdubbed with delay and echo in the chorus but its not, they recorded Jon’s voice with stereo mics while he sang the chorus into the chamber of a grand piano.

Once again Jon serves us up a catchy vocal chorus and trademark Switchfoot bridge. Stars – This tack also starts with a heavy intro riff, but it’s not as dark as Lonely Nation. At the chorus its pure crunchy, distorted guitar and Jon’s trade mark vocals with catchy lyrics that will be stuck in your head all day. Lonely nation starts with full force blasting us with an excellent mix of distorted guitar, clean guitar, and piano, all of these combine perfectly to form an intense song from beginning to end. But yet they still retain that feel from The Beautiful Letdown and A New Way to Be Human. Lonely Nation – From the first track it is evident that Switch foot is evolving into a much darker, heavier, and more guitar based sound. In some places they are even being referred to as the new U2, I don’t know what I think about that though. With a much darker lyrics and the addition of a 3rd guitarist (Andrew Shirley) Switchfoot proves they are here to stay. If you thought so, then Switchfoot’s 5th album “Nothing is Sound” will prove you so wrong. After the huge success of their last album (The Beautiful Let Down) one would think that Switchfoot wouldn’t be able to top themselves.

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