Nada Surf is one of those bands that became great when I wasn't paying attention. The 1996 album High/Low contained a single, Popular, that pigeon-holed the group for me. With clever, ironic lyrics, chunky guitars and a catchy feel that sat somewhere between tunes like Weezer's Buddy Holly and Nerf Herder's Van Halen, Popular didn't make me a lifelong fan. But in the last few years, I've been catching up on the albums I missed, and every one is full of compelling melodies, strong harmonies, and subtle beauty. I think it's hard to make records this pretty without sounding wimpy, but Nada Surf seem to be carving out their own niche of power pop glory.
Nada Surf are selling their new cover song album, if i had a hi-fi(album art pictured above), at their shows at the moment. The record won't be out for sale anywhere else until June 8th. I love that cover art, don't you? Made for a pretty gatefold sleeve, looks like, but I don't know if it will be released in that form (gatefold, I mean - it is coming out on vinyl).
Track listing:
Electrocution (Bill Fox)
Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode)
Love Goes On (The Go-Betweens)
Janine (Arthur Russell)
You Were So Warm (Dwight Twilley)
Love and Anger (Kate Bush)
The Agony of Laffitte (Spoon)
Bye Bye Beaute (Coralie Clement)
Question (Moody Blues)
Bright Side (Soft Pack)
Evolution (Mercromina)
I Remembered What I Was Going to Say (The Silly Pillows)
Nada Surf - Electrocution by Royalty Central
This OMD cover's not on if i had a hi-fi, but it's pretty good.
If you leave- nada surf by 0agal0
The songs below are Nada Surf originals, but Scruffy loves them, maybe you will too.
01-Nada Surf-See These Bones by felixrey
Nada Surf - Weightless by ByronMittens
Nada surf's web site will let you hear a demo of Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence, too.
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