ARTIST: Switchfoot
TITLE: Oh! Gravity
LABEL: Columbia Records
GENRE: Alt. Rock
BITRATE: 220kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 44min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-12-26
RIP DATE: 2006-12-20

Track List

01. Oh! Gravity                     2:30
02. American Dream                  3:09
03. Dirty Second Hands              3:16
04. Awakening                       4:08
05. Circles                         4:06
06. Amateur Lovers                  4:36
07. Faust, Midas And Myself         3:51
08. Head Over Heels (In This Life)  3:41
09. Yesterdays                      4:04
10. Burn Out Bright                 3:24
11. 4:12                            4:12
12. Let Your Love Be Strong         3:47

Release Notes:

With Oh! Gravity, the San Diego-based modern rock act delivers their best album
in years, one that fully reconciles their (Christian) faith with their
(considerable) talent. It's diverse but not overly so, and while the production
work of veteran Tim Palmer (U2, Tears for Fears) helps provide a radio-friendly
sheen atop everything, it's actually their least compromised/mainstream
sounding record since the group left the indie scene. From the chiming,
revved-up, anthemic title song, which pairs compressed vocals with distorted
guitars, to the moody and mildly schizophrenic single "Dirty Second Hands,"
this album is loud and dirty, the lyrics are thoughtful and plaintive. Lead
singer/songwriter Jon Foreman clearly questions the meaning of the band's
success, and the role they play in the scheme of things: "Like a puppet on a
monetary string/Maybe we've been caught singing/Red, white, blue, and green/But
that ain't my American dream." If only Switchfoot's conscience could be
implanted in the bodies of other modern rock acts! The world might not
necessarily be a better place, but the radio certainly would be.