What is Switchfoot?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Switchfoot | Img = Chad Butler and Jon Forman.jpg | Img_capt = Switchfoot performing in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] on April 29, 2006 | Img_size = 250px | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], [[California]], [[United States]] | Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[post-grunge]], [[hard rock]], [[Christian rock]] | Years_active = 1996-''present'' | Label = [[Rethink (record label)|Rethink]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Sony BMG]], [[Lowercase people records|lowercase people]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] | Associated_acts = | URL = [http://www.switchfoot.com/ Official website] | Current_members = Jon Foreman<br>Tim Foreman<br>Chad Butler<br>Jerome Fontamillas<br>Drew Shirley | Past_members = }} '''Switchfoot''' is an [[United States|American]] [[alternative rock]] [[band]] from [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], [[California]]. Switchfoot was formed in 1996 by lead singer Jon Foreman, his brother Tim and Chad Butler. They originally named the band '''Chin Up'''. The band was signed to Re:think Records by Charlie Peacock. The band released their debut album ''[[The Legend of Chin]]'' on June 17, 1997. Their second studio album ''[[New Way to Be Human]]'' was released on March 11, 1999. Their third album ''[[Learning to Breathe (Switchfoot album)|Learning to Breathe]]'' was released on September 26, 2000 and received a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] nomination in 2001 for ''Best Rock Gospel Album''. On February 25, 2003, they released their third album ''[[The Beautiful Letdown]]''. ''[[Nothing Is Sound]]'' was released on September 13, 2005 and ''[[Oh! Gravity.]]'' was released on December 26, 2006 in North America and January 1, 2007 in the United Kingdom. Their newest album ''[[Vice Verses]]'' was released on September 27, 2011. They are currently working on their ninth studio album ''[[Fading West]]'' which is scheduled to be released on January 14, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://landofbrokenhearts.or