Album Of The Day: New Way To Be Human by Switchfoot

Album Art of Switchfoot's New Way To Be Human album - The top quarter of the artwork is black background, with the band name in Orange all caps text taking up the full area. The bottom tenth is also black and has the album title in much smaller orange text. The middle portion between them is a bright red background with a black thumb print line art in the middle.

Released on this day 26 years ago, this is the second album from rock band Switchfoot. This was the first album of theirs I heard and purchased, thanks to the "New Way To Be Human" music video, and I got to see them play live for the first time later that fall. At this time, the band was still a lean three-piece band and the simple production of guitars, bass and drums lets the simple but brilliant songs shine through. Folks might be drawn to this album for the pop/rock jams like the title track, "Company Car", or "Something More (Augustine's Confession)", but it's the slower songs like "Let That Be Enough" and "Only Hope" that bring a very personal touch to Jon Foreman's songwriting and vocals and keep me coming back to this album. This album cemented Switchfoot as a band to watch in the 2000s, and a few decades later, they're still putting out music just as good or even better. Fun fact: The album artwork is designed by Shepard Fairey, years after his "Obey" giant sticker but years before his Barack Obama "Hope" posters.

Release Year: 1999
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