Nada Surf - Lucky
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Free Music Review: A band that continues to surprise and stimulate
Hit: 5 Stars
With Lucky, Nada Surf have surprised and delighted me again. I listen to all types music, but I wouldn't call myself a dreamy pop rock junkie - except when it comes to this band. It's only a sign of the times that they are not a chart-topping machine but it's just as well too. It gives these guys creative license without having to create radio friendly hits, and they take it all. Put these songs on at any party anywhere during the early or latter stages when people are either warming up or winding down and I guarantee you will get guests coming up to you asking "who is this?". It's that good.
The first three songs are all class and set the tone for the rest of the album which is as good as "Weight is a Gift" and "Let Go".
Nada surf are one of the few bands where I would not hesitate to buy a release prior to hearing it because I know I would get an album full of quality songs that are all different.
5 stars.
Free Music Review: Nada Surf--Lucky
Hit: 5 Stars
Nada Surf's latest, Lucky, released in the U.S. this past February via the Barsuk label, presents a radio-friendly air of calm for all to hear. Within those lyrics lies as much realism as the upward gaze at the night's sky that the cover of the album has. My personal favorite track is "Beautiful Beat," a song that floats along, building its layers, before fading away. It puts me in such a good mood.
Though it was released last February in the U.S., I find this album matches the weather we're now experiencing (the good summer days, I mean), such as the song "From Now On." Lucky is such a cohesive album that it is over before you know it...just like the summer.
--Christine Thelen
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Free Music Review: Experimenting a Bit, but Still the Nada Surf We Love
Hit: 5 Stars
Nada Surf established themselves in the alternative rock music world with the first long-ago hit release "Popular" from the High/Low album back in 1996 and with this album they are still going strong. Vocalist/Guitarist Matthew Caws, Drummer/Back-up Vocalist Ira Elliot along with Bassist/Back-up Vocalist Daniel Lorca, all share the credit for writing all of the ten songs. They had respectable producer John Goodmanson (Death Cab For Cutie, Sleater-Kinney) co-produce the album with them. This album unlike their previous release of Let Go, isn't for the broken-hearted, it has a deeper vibe within the lyrics, but the same melodic, tight, dreamy rock way.
Lucky has songs like "Here Goes Something" and "Fox" which slightly changes Nada Surf's style, but luckily not to far away from the style we've come to know and love. It's still in the Nada Surf sound, except now they are experimenting more musically. The album opens with "See These Bones", which has great counter melodies and is five minutes long. "Are You Lightening" is another stand-out track in the same vein of great pop alternative rock that you are use to hearing from Nada Surf. I definitely recommend this album.
Free Music Review: What a beautiful album
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is very impressive. As far as I am concerned, it's a return to form after the disappointing and bloated "The Weight Is A Gift".
The opening trio of songs "See These Bones", "Whose Authority" and "Beautiful Beat" are outstanding. There seems to be a Pernice Brothers chamber pop influence going on here. In fact these songs very much remind me of Pernice Brother stuff. "See These Bones" features Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard on backing vocals. "Whose Authority" is fantastic. It's a power pop landmark song like Ballad Of El Goodo by Big Star or Sparkys Dream by Teenage Fanclub. It's absolutely wonderful. "Beautiful Beat" doesn't disappoint either. I like the addition of orchestra and piano on it. Another thing that I like about this whole album is the addition of extra vocalists. I have the limited edition download and the song "I Wanna Take You Home" features a female vocalist (not sure who) and it sounds wonderful. Matthew Caws' voice is complemented nicely by her voice. "Here Goes Something" is a nice change too. It's all acoustic guitars and has a country influence. "Weightless" is back to the indie stuff and is not quite as good as the rest. "I Like What You Say" is pleasant. "From Now On" is another high point. The multi layered voices sound great. On the whole this is a very pleasant album and would easily be a high point of the Nada Surf catalogue.
Free Music Review: Un Lucky
Hit: 2 Stars
I'm not sure whats happened to Nada Surf. They have fallen short of the quality and production of 2003's Let Go with every release since even though Lucky is a bit better than the previous album. I yearn to hear a song that picks me up like High Speed Soul did from these guys.
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