“Making an album is like climbing a mountain — an intentional step forward for the band and the story we are telling,” shares bassist Tim Foreman. “The time between albums gave us space to rebuild our creative energy. And last year, we knew it was finally time to start climbing again.”
Produced by Mike Elizondo, the group's fourteenth full-length studio album centers on the emotional roller coaster of a person’s final day on Earth. And more specifically, the questions one might ask themselves if confronted with that harsh but potentially enlightening reality.
“If you were able to examine your whole life on your last day, how would you live it and what would you ask yourself?” Jon Foreman, lead vocals, said of the album’s thematic throughline.
“If you were able to examine your whole life on your last day, how would you live it and what would you ask yourself?” Jon Foreman, lead vocals, said of the album’s thematic throughline.
Forever Now is also very guitar-driven. “This album is the first time in a while where we were distinctly excited about guitars again,” continued the band. “'Follow the joy' has always been a phrase we hold dear to. And for this album, following the joy was picking up guitars. The electric guitar and our band were both born in California garages, and it felt like a homecoming of sorts to just play it loud.”
Continuing, the band said, “Instead of chasing after what is profitable or lucrative, we wanted to look inward...To find the things that made us fall in love with rock and roll to begin with.”
Switchfoot was among the acts performing at BeachLife Fest in Redondo Beach last weekend. It plays Indianapolis AND Niagara Falls on May 22; BroAm in San Diego on June 11 and 13.
Track listing:
Wake Up Mr. Crow
Absolution
Beautiful Life
Shake the Dust
Natural Causes
YFWYA
Same Blood
Ride or Die
Darkness
Broken Wings
Two Twins
Breaking Up Again
The Butterfly Effect
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