'For the last decade or so, weвЂ™ve been a rock band that really thrives off that I wanted to reach out to those people with song.вЂќ вЂњThere is a real despair that I see when we travel around the countryвЂ¦ and itвЂ™s music that people turn to in a time like this.

вЂњIвЂ™m not talkingДЄbout вЂRock You Like a Hurricane,вЂ™вЂќ says Foreman with a wink before turning reflective. To the bandвЂ™s perspective on themselves and the world around them. Haunted nation!вЂќ The вЂњHello HurricaneвЂќ title track is even more poignant when it comes Themes, finds Foreman spitting, вЂњThis is the sound from the discontented mouths of a The anthemic, riff fueled вЂњThis is the Sound,вЂќ with its utterly timely generational NotД¬ontent to settle into a single groove, the band moves from the high flying album opener, вЂњNeedle and Haystack Life,вЂќ to songs like the stirring вЂњAlways YoursвЂќ and the sweetly soaring вЂњYour Love is a Song,вЂќ which вЂ“ by its very nature вЂ“ cries out for many waving hands illuminated by a blue cell phone glow. Rest of my life alive!вЂќ вЂ“ powerfully demonstrates the edge behind the new tones. Independence, as Foreman passionately announces to the world that вЂњI wanna spend the The albumвЂ™s driving and urgent вЂњMess of MeвЂќ вЂ“ with its personal declaration of Good songs can be played in many different ways and still add up.ДЇor me, that meant tearing things apart a little bit and, as a result, Hello Hurricane has some of the most aggressive tones weвЂ™ve ever had when it comes to guitar and drums.вЂќ вЂњIt was exciting to work with someone from MikeвЂ™s background and to take someДifferent approaches to rock music,вЂќ adds Butler. вЂњWe felt like old friends right away.вЂќ The result is Hello Hurricane, whichДЇollows the bandвЂ™s 2006 studio album Oh! Gravity and last yearвЂ™s era-ending Columbia Watkins (of Nickel Creek) and we had a jam session together in LA,вЂќ remembersДЇoreman. Dre,Д®minem, 50 Cent, Pink, Maroon 5, and Fiona Apple. Hello Hurricane was recorded by the band and produced by renowned hip hopД«assist and producer Mike Elizondo, known for his work with the likes of Dr. вЂњThen weвЂ™d head to our studio to write and record. вЂњThe average work day would begin with us meeting on the beach to do some

'For us it was a feeling of true freedom.вЂќ вЂњThatвЂ™s why we see this album as a new beginning of sorts,вЂќ continues Foreman, citing the inspiration that likewise moved bandmate/brother Tim Foreman (bass), Chad Butler (drums), Jerome Fontamillas (keyboards), and Drew Shirley (guitar). Tracked more than 80 songs and allowed themselves to get lost in the music again and get back to basics. Says Foreman of their self-styled Studio of the Foot home. вЂњWe built our own studio so we wouldnвЂ™t be paying and playing by the hour,вЂќ After ten non-stop years of working as the worldвЂ™s most humble multimillion selling rock band, the hard-charging North County San Diego-based quintet saw recording sessions for their aptly-titled seventh full-length album as a unique chance to reassess, reflect, and rededicate. With Hello Hurricane, Switchfoot is set to thrive in 2009 with a newfound independence: a new home studio HQ, a new label, and a return-to-roots creativity and Those storms with an element of hope, trying to understand what it means to be hopeful in a world that keeps on spinning.вЂќ Switchfoot singer and songwriter Jon Foreman. вЂњHello Hurricane acknowledges the storms that tear through our lives,вЂќ states I do think it will be September before we start seeing any significant action at radio.ДЄlso, Switchfoot's booking agency, William Morris, has updated Switchfoot profile/bio. We'll keep you posted when more stations start playing the song. The first play we've tracked was on August 27, 2009, at 2:13 AM. First off, 'Mess of Me' has hit Chicago's WIIL-FM.

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