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Eastern Hymns for Western Shores
Rock · 2010 · 6 tracks · 19m

Eastern Hymns for Western Shores

Switchfoot

Gritty, unpolished alternative rock with a coastal soul. A collection of raw, tape-saturated tracks that trade stadium polish for garage-born urgency.

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The gritty, unpolished side of Switchfoot that sounds like a garage session at sunset.

An urgent and unpolished search for meaning set against a backdrop of gritty coastal rock.

Eastern Hymns for Western Shores · vs · Switchfoot
Dusk+2.0σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 19m
01
Daylight to Break
3:29
02
Stitches
3:08
03
We Are Bound
3:35
04
Overthrow
3:36
05
Dirty Second Hands (original version)
2:50
06
Connect With the Spine
2:44
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jagged, odd-meter riff of Dirty Second Hands that feels like a clock skipping beats
The way the chorus of Daylight to Break opens up with a soaring, desperate vocal melody
The gritty, overdriven bass tone that anchors the groove of Connect With the Spine
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