Nada Surf
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Nada Surf is an American alternative rock group formed in 1992. The New York band consists of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums) and Daniel Lorca (bass).
The band is best-known for the song, "Popular" from their 1996 album High/Low. The song reached #11 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and propelled the album to #63 on the Billboard 200.
Each of the verses in Popular, presents sarcastic good advice to teens and is spoken - initially in a calm, deadpan voice that gradually builds Kinison-style in teen angst and rage.
The follow-up effort, The Proximity Effect, failed to garner much attention. The band explains on their official website:
Nada Surf recorded The Proximity Effect in 1998 with Fred Maher (Luna, Lou Reed, Matthew Sweet). It was a mighty fine record. Elektra, claiming they "didn’t hear a single," asked the band to go back in the studio to hunt for one. As this was months after they’d handed the record in, the band refused and were dropped. It’s pretty safe to say, though, that Elektra didn’t appear to be "listening" very hard. The Proximity Effect was released as scheduled in Europe. Critics loved it and fans bought it. Elektra still didn’t care, but the band still did. So after wrestling the rights back, Nada Surf released The Proximity Effect stateside in 2000 on their own label, MarDev Records, and toured accordingly...
After a four-year break, the group released Let Go through Barsuk Records to positive reviews. The song "Inside of Love" received some airplay and even reached #73 in the United Kingdom, a feat which neither "Popular" nor the other two previously released singles from Let Go achieved. On the strength of the single, the album reached #31 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart.
The band's fourth album, The Weight Is a Gift, was released in Germany on September 5, 2005, by City Slang Records, in Japan/Australia September 12th and in the US September 13th by Barsuk, and in the rest of Europe September 19th by V2/City Slang. It was produced by Chris Walla of the band Death Cab for Cutie, Louie Lino and Nada Surf. The album's lead single is "Always Love."
Discography
| Year | Title | US Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Karmic (EP) | No. 6 Records |
| 1996 | High/Low | Elektra |
| 1998 | The Proximity Effect | Self-Released/MarDev |
| 1999 | North 6th Street | Noneties music |
| 2002 | Let Go | Barsuk |
| 2005 | The Weight Is a Gift | Barsuk/City Slang (Rough Trade) |
See also
External links
- Official Site
- Band-authorized unofficial site, with the most complete discography and many audio and video files
- Nada Surf News
- Nada Surf Concert Appearances
- All Music Guide
- Nada Surf Album Reviews
- "Finally Professional", PopMatters interview (9/2005)
- Ira Elliot Interview, by Raphie Frank (6/2005)de:Nada Surf