Nada Surf
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New York, United States (1992 – present)
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” are extracted from the 1964 guide “Penny’s Guide to Teen-Age Charm and Popularity” by former teen television actress Gloria Winters - and is sarcastically 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 Atlantic], 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…
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TheMukeyMu nada surfin usa
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antigravity The guys were fantastic on Jimmy Fallon- Hi-Speed Soul was amazing! http://stereogum.com/937142/nada-surf-when-i-was-young-video-fallon-performance/video/
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dennisthekill 'When I was young'
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Marcos_Astorga I wager this saturday's going to be pretty-damn-great
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djnonplus Love clear eye clouded mind. So damn good
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Indie-Nadia Ага) это прям я)))
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mx6023 Надя сёрфер =)
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AgitReader Check out our interview: http://agitreader.com/features/nada_surf-02.06.html
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tajajon The stars are different...but the new album is not very original, i have to hear more, but at the moment, it´s not surprise me
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Unfinished69 22. Februar!!!!! yeah!!!!!
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oksfancy new album <3
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tantal2000 @zmaster89: Yeah, you're right. Absolutely wonderful video.
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zmaster89 Beautiful video: http://musikgraph.de/2012/01/31/video-nada-surf-when-i-was-young/
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placebosyndrome this album feels brighter & more uptempo than i expected it to. i like it a lot!
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grimmbo68 Geniales neues Album - Wir sehen uns am 27.Febr. in Hamburg/Markthalle .........
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Under_Radar_Mag Check out our review of The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_stars_are_indifferent_to_astronomy_nada_surf_review/
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ThisCharmingBoy They just keep getting better and better!
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rapha_rigoni I can't wait for April 28. omg
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antigravity
Agree... im on like my 20th listen and its getting better and better. Really loving Jules and Jim, Snow on the Mountain, The Future and Waiting for Something... I love the whole thing actually. Havent liked an entire Nada Surf album since This Weight is a Gift. Amazing!
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Acquiescence The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy is their best album since The Weight Is A Gift. It sounded really samey at first, but opens up a lot with subsequent listens. Brilliant album, brilliant band.
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Events
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Mar
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Nada Surf
The Music Box, Hollywood, Los Angeles CA, United States
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Mar
21
Nada Surf
The Fillmore, San Francisco CA, United States
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Mar
27
Nada Surf
Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT, United States
6 going
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News
The Proximity Effect on Sale
2 May 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/nadasurf
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The Proximity Effect on Sale
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19 Apr 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/nadasurf
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