The Best Yet

Switchfoot's first greatest-hits compilation illustrates the pop-rock band's knack for thoughtful, versatile songwriting. Grungy soul-searchers like "Meant to Live" and rowdy pogo-pop headbangers like "Oh! Gravity.” alternate with quieter moments like the piano-sparkled "On Fire" and the hushed, orchestral "Only Hope". It’s on songs like "Dare You to Move” and “Twenty-Four”, however, that Switchfoot reveal their true prowess, splitting the difference between their soft and loud sides with chiming acoustic guitars and choruses that crash like high tide.