Nada Surf: Lucky to be release in February
Nada Surf have announced they will be releasing Lucky on February 5, 2008 on Barsuk Records. The band co-produced the album with John Goodmanson (Death Cab for Cutie, Sleeping At Last, Blonde Redhead, Sleater-Kinney) at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews). Ben Gibbard made a guest appearance on the album, along with John Roderick (Long Winters) and Phil Wandscher (Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter).
Nada Surf’s website describes Lucky:
“The record is filled with songs of restlessness, longing and the elusiveness of love. Yet, in its inimitable way, the band beautifully counterbalances its signature lyrical wistfulness with its singular musical buoyancy.”
See These Bones is Nada Surf’s first promotional song from Lucky, made available on Myspace as a free download. Oddly enough, See These Bones is the last song on the album. It’s an attractive song that will fit well on radio, without sacrificing the band’s musical integrity. They reference the two gangs in The West Side Story in See These Bones: “Everyone is right, and no one is sorry. It is the start and the end of the story. From the sharks and the jets to the call in the morning, and life is just bets anyway.”
Nada Surf’s itinerary for 2008 is being set, which can be summerized in one word: tours. Matthew Caws of Nada Surf spoke about how he copes with future plans:
“I tend to be pretty hopeful about things further in the future, but full of anxiety about the next eight hours, Unlike my friend John Flansburgh from They Might Be Giants, who says he’s manic depressive without the depression, I think I’m manic depressive without the mania. Yet I’m ready to be cheerful at the drop of a reason. I’m always looking for rapture in music.” (Barsuk)
On October 13 Nada Surf set out on a National tour with Sea Wolf, lasting until Nover 2. Barsuk Records invited bloggers to the shows to offer a taste of Lucky. Puddlegum had the opportunity to see Nada Surf at Birdy’s in Indianapolis. I enjoyed watching the enthusiastic crowd sing along, and was taken by Daniel Lorca’s impassioned performance with his signature cigarette hanging out of his mouth.
Nada Surf – Lucky tracklisting is:
Weightless
Whose Authority
Beautiful Beat
Here Goes Something
From Now On
I Like What You Say
Ice on the Wing
The Film Did Not Go ‘Round
The Fox
Are You Lightning?
See These Bones
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Nada Surf with Sea Wolf:
10/13 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
10/15 Columbus, OH Basement
10/16 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century
10/17 Louisville, KY Jim Porters
10/18 Indianapolis, IN Birdy’s
10/19 Chicago, IL Schubas
10/20 Chicago, IL Schubas
10/22 St. Louis, MO Gargoyle Club
10/23 Nashville, TN Exit Inn
10/24 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree
10/26 Tampa, FL State Theatre
10/27 St. Augustine, FL Café Eleven
10/29 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
10/30 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
10/31 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
11/1 Charlottesville, VA Satellite Ballroom – UVA
11/2 Baltimore, MD 8 x 10
1/30 Seattle, WA The Triple Door (acoustic)
1/31 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge (acoustic)
2/2 San Francisco, CA Swedish American Hall (acoustic)
2/7 Brooklyn, NY The Music Hall of Williamsburg
2/8 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom