NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jan 14, 2014) - Grammy-award winning rock band Switchfoot will release their new album, Fading West, today on Atlantic Records/Word. The album was exclusively streamed as an iTunes Radio First Play last week offering fans a sneak preview. A 47-city U.S. tour in support of the new album has also been announced, with performances confirmed at Terminal 5 in New York, House of Blues Chicago, and The Wiltern in Los Angeles, amongst many others.
A departure from the fuzzy, blistering guitars and bold rock sound of Vice Verses, Fading West takes the classic Switchfoot style and infuses a vast array of cultural influences collected during their 2012 World Tour that can be heard within the rhythms and sonic tapestry of the new record. With daring synth lines, inventive guitars and anthemic harmonies, this collection of songs is bigger and more powerful than anything the band has released to date. Rooted in the same hopeful message and quick turn of phrase that fans have come to love, Fading West is a renewed expression of change, hope and discovering your place in the world.
Switchfoot released their first feature film, also titled Fading West, on December 10th. Inspired by such films as Rattle and Hum and The Endless Summer, the Fading West film follows Switchfoot as they travel the globe in search of new musical inspiration and perfect waves. Directed by Matt Katsolis and filmed during Switchfoot's 2012 World Tour, the film charts the creation of the San Diego-based fivesome's upcoming ninth album in its earliest and most unpredictable stages. Part rock documentary, part surf film, and part travelogue, Fading West offers rare glimpses of the longtime surfers on their boards and in the waves, captures the frenetic energy of their live shows, and in the end portrays a journey both epic and intimate. The film is now available across all leading Video On Demand platforms in the U.S. including iTunes, Amazon, Instant Video, Cable Movies on Demand, Google Play, Xbox Video, Sony PlayStation, CinemaNow and Vudu with digital entertainment curator, FilmBuff. In addition, fans can request screenings of the film in a number of markets around the country in partnership with Gathr.
ABOUT SWITCHFOOT:
As they enter their 17th year as a band, Switchfoot have sold 5.5 million copies worldwide of their eight studio albums (including their 2003 double-platinum breakthrough The Beautiful Letdown and 2009's Grammy Award-winning Hello Hurricane), racked up a string of Alternative radio hit singles ("Meant to Live," "Dare You To Move," "Mess of Me," "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)," "Dark Horses," and "Afterlife"), performed sold-out world tours (visiting five continents in the past year alone), raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to aid homeless kids in their community through their own Bro-Am Foundation, and earned themselves a global fan base devoted to Switchfoot's emotionally intelligent and uplifting brand of alternative rock. www.switchfoot.com
SWITCHFOOT TOUR DATES:
Jan 14 | Encinitas, CA | La Paloma Theater (film screening + performance) | ||
Jan 15 | San Diego, CA | Casbah | ||
Jan 24 | Rochester, NY | Main Street Armory | ||
Feb 20 | Williamsport, PA | Bardo Gym | ||
Feb 21 | Lynchburg, VA | Liberty University | ||
Feb 22 | Charleston, SC | The Music Farm | ||
Feb 23 | Central, SC | Southern Wesleyan University | ||
Feb 24 | Thomasville, GA | Thomasville Municipal Auditorium | ||
Feb 26 | Richmond, VA | The National | ||
Feb 28 | N. Myrtle Beach, SC | House of Blues | ||
Mar 1 | Athens, GA | Georgia Theatre | ||
Mar 2 | Atlanta, GA | Buckhead Theatre | ||
Mar 6 | Oklahoma City, OK | Diamond Ballroom | ||
Mar 7 | Tulsa, OK | Club Brady | ||
Mar 8 | New Orleans, LA | House of Blues | ||
Mar 9 | Houston, TX | Warehouse Live | ||
Mar 10 | Baton Rouge, LA | Varsity Theatre | ||
Mar 12 | Memphis, TN | Minglewood Hall | ||
Mar 13 | Chattanooga, TN | Track 29 | ||
Mar 14 | Knoxville, TN | Bijou Theatre | ||
Mar 19 | Charlotte, NC | Amos' Southend | ||
Mar 20 | Silver Spring, MD | The Fillmore | ||
Mar 21 | Clifton Park, NY | Upstate Concert Hall | ||
Mar 22 | Boston, MA | Royale | ||
Mar 23 | Killington, VT | Pickle Barrel | ||
Mar 26 | Stroudsburg, PA | The Sherman Theater | ||
Mar 28 | Providence, RI | Fete Ballroom | ||
Mar 29 | New York, NY | Terminal 5 | ||
Apr 2 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues | ||
Apr 3 | Columbus, OH | Newport Music Hall | ||
Apr 4 | Marion, IN | Indiana Wesleyan PAC | ||
Apr 5 | Cincinnati, OH | The Underground | ||
Apr 6 | Milwaukee, WI | The Rave | ||
Apr 7 | Kansas City, MO | Midland Theatre | ||
Apr 9 | Roswell, NM | The Liberty | ||
Apr 10 | Flagstaff, AZ | Orpheum Theatre | ||
Apr 11 | Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern | ||
Apr 12 | Las Vegas, NV | Hard Rock Live | ||
Apr 16 | San Francisco, CA | Regency Ballroom | ||
Apr 18 | Seattle, WA | Showbox | ||
Apr 19 | Spokane, WA | Martin Woldson Theatre at The Fox | ||
Apr 20 | Portland, OR | Crystal Ballroom | ||
Apr 21 | College Place, WA | Walla Walla University | ||
Apr 22 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Complex | ||
Apr 23 | Englewood, CO | Gothic Theater | ||
Apr 25 | Abilene, TX | Abilene Civic Center | ||
Apr 27 | Nashville, TN | War Memorial Auditorium |
www.switchfoot.com