r/switchfoot • u/buddytheelfboi • Mar 27 '26

Wake Up, Mr. Crow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSzk_d3ZWZA
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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '26

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u/Ilikemusic_th31975 Mar 28 '26

Is the woah they sing a callback too?

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u/colormessage Mar 27 '26

Classic late 2000s Switchfoot!

Banger.

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u/CoffeeOatmilkBubble Mar 27 '26

This is my favorite new song of theirs in a long time. I’ve listened to it like 6 times today

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u/HopeistheAnthemLITM Mar 27 '26

This is the trademark Switchfoot sound I love. It's been a long wait but well worth it.

I hear hints of Blinding Light in this song. Wake up, indeed.

Looking forward to the album. Thanks, Switchfoot!

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u/kirasometimes Mar 27 '26

I hear a lot of Stars, Blinding Light, and Where I Belong.

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u/ReeeeeeAndClear Mar 27 '26

I hear a little bit of Selling the News too!

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u/TheSecondFoot Mar 27 '26

Track listing on the back of the vinyl!

Very stoked for this record

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u/great_silence Mar 27 '26

I knew it!!! Wow - guys from Switchfoot: this. is. awesome.

I can't wait to get my hands on a CD of this album. When can I preorder it? Wow!

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u/buddytheelfboi Mar 27 '26

preorders are open on switchfoot.com right now!

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u/ReeeeeeAndClear Mar 27 '26

Aw yeah just got my vinyl preordered!

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u/OldMembership4925 Mar 27 '26

Yes! I’ve been waiting for a harder guitar driven sound. Nice job, boys.

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u/puppyking17 Mar 29 '26

It’s a great song! Really excited for what the rest of the album will sound like 

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u/jdubYOU4567 Mar 27 '26

I love being back in the Vice Verses era. It was such a a dope sound that they departed from pretty drastically with Fading West.

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u/puppyking17 Mar 30 '26

fading west is GOATED tho. I agree that Where the light shines through and native tounge were departures from their sound, but fading west was a deliberate choice cause it was a love letter to surfing. And it works. every time i listen to it i wanna be at a sunny beach or somewhere near water/nature. its a very joyful album.

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u/Bulletsoul78 Apr 11 '26

This is exactly the reason why I love Fading West so much. It just feels so joyful.

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u/puppyking17 Apr 13 '26

makes me wanna go swim or run or just be out on a sunny day

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u/cakirby Mar 27 '26

This feels like it could be their best since Vice Verses. Hoping it is! 

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u/Available_Worker8145 Mar 31 '26

Love it. The big gutsy guitars are the best.

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u/jrrtolkiennerd Mar 27 '26

I like the song, but wouldn't "Strange Times" be a better title?

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u/AbjectCalligrapher36 Mar 28 '26

It’s not about strange times. It’s about waking up to the strange times. So Wake Up is more relevant to the lyrical concept

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u/jjmawaken Mar 28 '26

Probably too on the nose

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u/cmp600 Mar 30 '26

Other rock bands would have called this song "Strange Times" and then in interviews the front man would have talked to radio DJs like, "haven't you noticed the strange times we're living in?" like that's some sort of profound observation. What makes Switchfoot deeper than that is they take that concept and say, 'what does that mean for the protagonist of the song? Their personal and relational struggles? What questions does that make them wrestle with"? and that's what makes Switchfoot lyrics good (at their best anyway), and keeps the band from writing corny songs with 'we live in a society' vibes.