January 21, 2008 | Posted by David B. at 8:11 AM

It would be a lie to run away

jon foreman

Here's a little secret: sometimes we Robots write these posts a few days in advance. So, for example, I'm writing this on Sunday morning, though you're reading it on Monday morning. It's like I'm the Marty McFly of blogging. Or would you believe that dude from Quantum Leap?

Anyway, my point is that I'm under a blanket in cold-ass Minnesota (Sunday's high: 6), drinking coffee, and listening to Jon Foreman sing quietly.

Jon Foreman - The Cure For Pain.

Sorry this won't kick off your week with a bang, but it's great right now. Jon Foreman is the lead singer of Switchfoot, a band I've heard of but know nothing about. Based on what I've heard, I'm pretty sure I don't like them. However, here Jon Foreman has a voice like honey and wrote a pretty song. So go Jon Foreman.

This track is from Foreman's record Fall. Foreman has been releasing seasonal EPs, and you can buy them in handy combos: all four together, or Fall and Winter together. And in the spirit of full disclosure: I wanted to post the song "Equally Skilled," but the powers that be have only cleared this track for download. I understand their reasoning, but if you like this, make sure and check out "Equally Skilled."

You can buy Foreman's EPs here.

Comments

Forgive me for pulling out a tired indier-than-thou cliche, but their earlier stuff was better. Legend of Chin, their first album, was nicely quirky college rock/indie pop, and they got steadily more mainstream and less interesting as time progressed (Stars, case in point). I saw them live in '98 or '99 and they destroyed it for the next act, who looked almost embarrassed and put on a weak show. Of course, taste is personal, but don't send too much hate their way for turning a buck.

Posted by: Evil Timmy at January 22, 2008 3:20 AM
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