Nada Surf
Lucky
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | See These Bones | 5:10 | 67,624 | |||
| 2 | Whose Authority | 3:01 | 53,776 | |||
| 3 | Beautiful Beat | 4:39 | 49,752 | |||
| 4 | There Goes Something | 2:05 | 1,710 | |||
| 5 | Weightless | 3:32 | 57,428 | |||
| 6 | Are You Lightning? | 5:23 | 36,944 | |||
| 7 |
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I Like What You Say full track | 3:09 | 70,255 | ||
| 8 | From Now On | 2:36 | 38,988 | |||
| 9 | Ice on the Wing | 3:48 | 37,497 | |||
| 10 | The Fox | 5:41 | 35,256 | |||
| 11 | The Flim Did Not Go Round | 3:47 | 689 |
About this album
Lucky, the title of Nada SurfÆs fifth album, is at once literal and ironic. Like the songs that
singer-guitarist Matthew Caws, bassist Daniel Lorca and drummer Ira Elliot crafted for their previous
two albums, let go (2003) and the weight is a gift (2005), lucky is filled with images of
restlessness, longing and the elusiveness of love.
Yet the band counterbalances the lyrical bittersweetness with a musical buoyancy. Intimate
songs become in-it-together anthems, thanks to the chiming guitars, propulsive rhythms, and the
emotional candor in Caws’ vocals. A song like beautiful beat segues from a sparsely arranged,
confessional first verse into a harmony-laden chorus and reaches multi-layered, canon-like
proportions before the track fades out. If Caws is often suggesting that romance and resolution may
still be an inch or two out of reach, he’s also proffering immediate musical solace. Turn up the
volume, hit the repeat button, and your troubles, for a blissful three minutes or so, will disappear.
It has been recorded throughout March and August 2007 at the Robert Lang Studios, in Seattle, under
the direction of producer John Goodmanson.
The band issued an official statement announcing this album on October 12, 2007. The song «See These Bones» premiered on the Anti-Hit List Podcast on October 20, 2007.Due to a misquotation of
Matthew Caws, it was first expected to be called Time for Plan A.
singer-guitarist Matthew Caws, bassist Daniel Lorca and drummer Ira Elliot crafted for their previous
two albums, let go (2003) and the weight is a gift (2005), lucky is filled with images of
restlessness, longing and the elusiveness of love.
Yet the band counterbalances the lyrical bittersweetness with a musical buoyancy. Intimate
songs become in-it-together anthems, thanks to the chiming guitars, propulsive rhythms, and the
emotional candor in Caws’ vocals. A song like beautiful beat segues from a sparsely arranged,
confessional first verse into a harmony-laden chorus and reaches multi-layered, canon-like
proportions before the track fades out. If Caws is often suggesting that romance and resolution may
still be an inch or two out of reach, he’s also proffering immediate musical solace. Turn up the
volume, hit the repeat button, and your troubles, for a blissful three minutes or so, will disappear.
It has been recorded throughout March and August 2007 at the Robert Lang Studios, in Seattle, under
the direction of producer John Goodmanson.
The band issued an official statement announcing this album on October 12, 2007. The song «See These Bones» premiered on the Anti-Hit List Podcast on October 20, 2007.Due to a misquotation of
Matthew Caws, it was first expected to be called Time for Plan A.
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Shouts
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dvk5453 wrote:
I am now a fan of this band just purchased this album and I love what I'm hearing.. .fantastic band....
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Nerick wrote:
I already was a big fan of Nada surf, especially "Let Go" ... but this is something else ! This is my first listen but I already know it's gonna be one of my favourite album! Btw : "solid" means consistently good and I'd say it's a bit of an understatement for this album.
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ninjablaster wrote:
first time i heard it i thought it was crap, ill give it another listen.
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Romaneck wrote:
Is it me or this is the weakest reccord from the band? Let go and the Proximity effect are monsters by comparison
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kidnapthetruth wrote:
not my fave either, let go beats it... but poss second best. wonderful
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letsburnholes wrote:
Not my favorite, but another solid entry into the Nada Surf cannon. Let Go will always be tops for me.
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Johnny_Jeeze wrote:
This is my favorite Nada Surf album......
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jesse123123 wrote:
yes, solid album is a compliment.
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M0N573R wrote:
GOOD!
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Silentrev wrote:
The flim tdid not go round. the FLIM? FLIM?? Are you kdiding me?
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Beat_C wrote:
is solid album a compliment?
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thechris1651 wrote:
See These Bones is a wonderful song I'm liking a bit of Ben Cab for Cutie in the background
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1side0 wrote:
Never have I played an album over again so much upon first hearing it. This is marvellous.
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GotMilk wrote:
Absolutely solid album from start to finish. Lovely.
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CanFo wrote:
The inlay is pretty cool...
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agacinco wrote:
best album this year this far
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magicalspring wrote:
Lovely new album! Hope they're coming to Sweden this year!
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Spaceboy_ wrote:
Im with you
Listeners
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Recent Activity
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