Nada Surf

Barsuk Records is excited to announce the release of the new Nada Surf record, The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy, on January 24, 2012. It's Nada Surf's seventh record, and their first album of new material in four years, Nada Nurf self-released a covers record, If I Had A Hi-Fi, in 2010.

Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca met in high school and played around the city in a few short-lived bands, eventually forming the trio Nada Surf. Ira Elliot came in a little later, and in 1995 the band teamed with Elektra and later Ric Ocasek, who produced their debut LP, High/Low. The album sold nicely because of a song called "Popular" that became a hit on MTV. Nada Surf toured a bunch and in 1998 recorded The Proximity Effect, the release of which was delayed due to an extended rights battle with Elektra. Finally, after enjoying much critical acclaim overseas, the album came out stateside and was received by a mass of late-century cynics, doubtful of a band known mainly for a novelty single. And while reviews were generally positive, the album was sadly overlooked. The band continued to enjoy a rabid fan base in Europe.

The band came out of nowhere and shocked everyone with 2003's critically-lauded masterpiece, Let Go. Having had their fill of major label nonsense, the band chose Seattle's Barsuk Records to release the album; a pitch-perfect collection of rock songs that charmed music-lovers and critics the world over with its honesty and revelry, and gave Nada Surf a new life and new home with contemporary indie rock. Picking up where Let Go left off, 2005's The Weight Is a Gift answered questions of lust and deception, greed and love, joy and regret and the rites of passage you weren't quite ready to pass through. The band followed up with their fifth and sixth albums; Lucky and If I Had A Hi-Fi.

The first single from Nada Surf 's new album is "When I Was Young." The band had already mapped out a trio of shows in California and New York City around the album's release, and then return with a more extensive venture for this Spring. The three-week trek kicks off in Los Angeles on March 20th and ends in Washington, DC on April 10th.

Nada Surf Tour Dates:

• 01/24 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
• 01/28 - San Diego, CA @ 4th and B
• 02/02 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
• 03/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box
• 03/21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
• 03/23 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
• 03/27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
• 03/29 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
• 03/30 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
• 03/31 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
• 04/02 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
• 04/04 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
• 04/05 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
• 04/06 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
• 04/07 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
• 04/08 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
• 04/10 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

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