The creative process is always very personal every time an artist or a band makes new music, and the same can be said of Switchfoot's 10th album called "Where the Light Shines Through."
"We try to approach every record like it's our first and our last, but this one feels extra special," guitarist Tim Foreman says in a press release. "The process of making it was a huge struggle, but it was cathartic, and I think that comes through in the music."
The album contains songs such as "Holy Water," "Float," and "If the House Burns Down Tonight." Foreman says each one paints a picture on their spiritual struggles and philosophical dilemmas.
They encountered several uphill battles in making the album, but Foreman says the end result makes everything worth it.
"We went through a lot, individually and as a band, in making this record," Foreman says. "Not to be melodramatic, but it was a dark season for us, and this record became a source of light in the middle of a dark season. It rose organically out of the ashes of adversity and surprised us all. That's how we landed on this idea that the wound is where the light shines through. This album is about being surprised by hope."
Meanwhile, his brother and the band's frontman Jon says the best stories are the ones that are usually the hardest to live, so he is grateful for all of their past struggles. If not for those, Jon does not think they would be able to create songs with great depth and meaning.
"The stories in this album come from experiences that weren't really fun at the time, but I don't think we could have gotten here any other way," he says.
