To these ends, we get the melodic dance-rocker 'The Original,' the epic drama of the light acid rock anthem 'The War Inside,' and the sprawlingly romantic 'Restless.' Similarly engaging is the hummable electro-ballad 'Thrive' and the intimate and yearning acoustic title track. Much like their similarly inclined predecessor U2, Switchfoot have grown somewhat experimental in their middle age while never totally relinquishing the rock anthem mantle. Ballyhooed as a kind of showcase for the band's rhythm section, Vice Verses nonetheless still features lead singer/songwriter Jon Foreman and the passionate, rock uplift the Christian-centric band is known for. If 2009's Hello Hurricane was a return to the straightforward alt rock anthems of Switchfoot's 2003 breakthrough The Beautiful Letdown, then 2011's Vice Verses delivers more of the same with a few production left-turns thrown in. Members are Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Chad Butler, Jerome Fontamillas, and Drew Shirley. Switchfoot – an American alternative rock band from San Diego, CA. Switchfoot are not and never will be the most innovative band in the universe.
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