“Dare You to Move” by Switchfoot, Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Twenty years ago, Switchfoot released their seminal, breakthrough album, The Beautiful Letdown . The Christian Rock band had recorded three records on veteran CCM singer-songwriter Charlie Peakcock 's re:think records. Like Steve Taylor had planned for the likes of Chevelle and Sixpence None the Richer , Peacock had hoped to market the band outside of the Christian market. But just before Switchfoot released The Legend of Chin , their debut album, re:think was bought by one of the largest Christian labels of the time, Sparrow Records . Re:think still released Switchfoot's records, but distribution was almost exclusively in Christian retailers. I DARE YOU TO LIFT YOURSELF OFF THE FLOOR. While The Beautiful Letdown is Switchfoot's biggest record, the band's sophomore record New Way to Be Human , and third record, Learning to Breathe , laid the groundwork for their success. The "noise pop" punk-pop adjacent sounds gained television spots on WB shows back whe