Spring and Summer (CD - 2008)

Personnel: Sarah Masen, Molly Jenson (vocals); Keith Tutt II (cello); Karl Denson (flute); John Painter (woodwinds, brass); Jerome Fontamillas (piano, synthesizer); Jeremy Lutito (drums).

Audio Mixer: Richie Biggs.

Recording information: The Art House.

This two-disc set from Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman combines the EPs SPRING and SUMMER into a single package. Though the tunes here have an undeniably sunny feel, evocative of the seasons they represent, there is also an introspective, bittersweet quality to the music. Foreman is a talented songwriter and posses a rootsy chamber-pop quality more akin to Sufjan Stevens than the more bombastic arena-ready style of Switchfoot. Foreman defines himself as a Christian, but as with his songwriting in Switchfoot, the messages here have a universal appeal, despite their more personal scope. minimize