Nada Surf to Release New Record in February 2008

Press release
Source: Atlantic Records

Beloved New York-based band Nada Surf will be releasing their new record, Lucky, on February 5th, 2008 on Barsuk Records, and are offering fans the opportunity to hear the track "See These Bones" at www.myspace.com/nadasurf.

Lucky is Nada Surf's fifth record and third for Seattle indie Barsuk Records, following the successful and critically lauded Let Go (2003) and The Weight is a Gift (2005). The band lineup for almost 12 years has been and still is Matthew Caws (vocals, guitar), Daniel Lorca (bass) and Ira Elliot (drums). 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. Intimate tunes become we're-all-in-this-together anthems, thanks to the chiming guitars, propulsive beat, and the ever-present yearning in Caws' voice.

"I tend to be pretty hopeful about things further in the future, but full of anxiety about the next eight hours," jokes Caws. "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."

Lucky was co-produced by the band and John Goodmanson (Death Cab For Cutie, Blonde Redhead, Sleater-Kinney). It was recorded in Seattle at Robert Lang Studios where artists like Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Dave Matthews, among many others have worked in the past. Many great artists make guest appearances on the record, including: Death Cab's Ben Gibbard, Ed Harcourt, John Roderick of the Long Winters, and guitarist Phil Wandscher of Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter. To help announce the coming of the new record, Nada Surf is about to embark on a national headlining tour. The dates begin October 13 in Philadelphia and end November 2 in Baltimore. Sea Wolf will be supporting.

Critical acclaim has followed Nada Surf through their career. Most recently, MOJO called The Weight is a Gift a "21st century pop masterpiece," while Esquire said their "poignant anthems" are "full of airtight melodies and huge twists." Rolling Stone, weighed in, saying: "The band's tunes achieve a kind of sleight-of-hand majesty," while Alternative Press exclaimed the record is "nearly flawless." Entertainment Weekly called it "astoundingly good," and USA Today said Caws' lyrics "have both mystery and a universal touch."

The 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

The dates for the fall tour are below:

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

The week prior to the album release, Nada Surf will play a number of acoustic shows on the West Coast, and then head East for two hometown shows. All shows for this 2008 run go on sale October 19th. The dates are below:

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