Album Review: Switchfoot - Fading West (lowercase people/Atlantic)
Posted January 14, 2014
By TuningForkMagazine,
Fading West released on January 14, 2014, and this is their ninth studio album for their history. I would affirm that this release was not as good as its predecessor Vice Versus. The album has many tremendous sonic beats to get you to be energized for Jesus Christ.
“Love Alone Is Worth the Fight” and “Who We Are” are the lead singles from the album, and the former was one of auditory goodness imploring believers to never yield to the cynical nature of this life rather focus on loving the journey. The latter is a song that takes you on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs with respect to the beat, and it is about the band defining who they are.
The song “When We Come Alive” is about when the believer awakens that it will be a beautiful moment. “Say It Like You Mean It” is a song that had some auditory dissonance, and is about not sugar coating our message because we may be afraid of what the world would think. The song entitled “The World You Want” is hauntingly chilling song about standing and fighting about a world that we as believers want to see now and yet to come in the future.
“Slipping Away” contains a chill and cheerful beat, and the song is about our time to make an impact as believers was fading away. The song entitled “BA55” comes with psychedelic vibe to it and it is about the purification of believers and sinners by the burning light of Jesus Christ in order to serve him. “Let It Out” contains a dancing-esque beat that makes you want to shout it out for the Maker.
The song “All or Nothing at All” is a cool-ish poppy track about us as believers should want to give and get 100-percent to and from our Redeemer. “Saltwater Heart” contains an ecstatic beat about dropping the lip service small talk we pay to our Savior and living for Him with abandonment after reconciliation with Him. The song “Back to the Beginning Again” crests to stirringly hastening vibe about our lives are His and to come back to Him so we can feel refreshed once again as believers.
The album was one of great musical insight from a band that has lived the lyrics they are espousing. It has many stylistically terrific shifts to keep the listener on their toes, and to learn the music and let it implore their hearts for Jesus Christ. This would be their magnum opus if not for its predecessor, but it was a one of the finer albums the band has made.
Rating: 9/10 Stars (*********/**********)
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