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October 15, 2007

New Nada Surf - "See These Bones"

In the two years since The Weight Is A Gift, Matthew Caws has popped up here and there, helping Adam Schlesinger and Iha on America, helping Rogue Wave on "Chicago X 12," and most certainly helping other people on non-geographically themed musical projects. But enough of the cameos: Caws and Co. are months from releasing their fifth LP and third for Barsuk, LUCKY. Which means the buzz-building process begins now with a far-in-advance trial of LUCKY, "See These Bones." No Chris Walla on production this time, but there's still a Death Cab connection in the control room: The album's helmed by both Nada and John Goodmanson (DCFC, Blonde Redhead, Sleater-Kinney), with guest performance from Ben Gibbard (among others, like John Roderick).

Track's decent; it's pretty and airy in that Nada Surf way, some nice transitions, a great bridge, etc. Fairly faint track to be the official leak, though, no?

Nada Surf - "See These Bones" (MP3)

LUCKY is out 2/5/08 on Barsuk. The tracklisting:

01 "Weightless"
02 "Whose Authority"
03 "Beautiful Beat"
04 "Here Goes Something"
05 ">From Now On"
06 "I Like What You Say"
07 "Ice on the Wing"
08 "The Film Did Not Go 'Round"
09 "The Fox"
10 "Are You Lightning?"
11 "See These Bones"

Surf's up:
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
11/01 Charlottesville, VA Satellite Ballroom – UVA
11/02 Baltimore, MD 8 x 10
01/30 Seattle, WA The Triple Door (acoustic)
01/31 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge (acoustic)
02/02 San Francisco, CA Swedish American Hall (acoustic)
02/07 Brooklyn, NY The Music Hall of Williamsburg
02/08 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

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11 Comments

...and the last track on the CD, by your tracklisting. Weird...

Posted by: Dfactor at 10/15/07 1:42 PM  | Reply
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I liked it

Posted by: Miles at 10/15/07 2:12 PM  | Reply
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YES!!!

Posted by: joonah at 10/15/07 3:51 PM  | Reply
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Man i love nada surf, i like the original title for the album more, Time For Plan A. but man Let Go was one of the best albums of the last 10 years, definitely a must have for any body. The song itself is very um, winter-y if you know what i mean. i cant wait for the whole album

Posted by: Jonathan at 10/15/07 4:41 PM  | Reply
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Man i love nada surf, i like the original title for the album more, Time For Plan A. but man Let Go was one of the best albums of the last 10 years, definitely a must have for any body. The song itself is very um, winter-y if you know what i mean. i cant wait for the whole album

Posted by: Jonathan at 10/15/07 4:42 PM  | Reply
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They're, without a doubt, the least likeliest band to have a white guy with dreadlocks in all the universe.

Posted by: d-wall at 10/15/07 6:04 PM  | Reply
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Saw them in Philly Saturday night and those guys are cool as shit. Hanging out with the crowd before and after, played a couple requests, apologized for not knowing this new one yet when it was requested. Just real down to earth dudes and their show kicked ass. Was awesome to see them in a place like Johnny Brenda's.

Posted by: FrankieLee at 10/15/07 6:29 PM  | Reply
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bland indie rockers unite!

Posted by: po at 10/15/07 6:47 PM  | Reply
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super cool, I love it!

Posted by: lazyconfessions at 10/15/07 9:28 PM  | Reply
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Cannot wait til February!

Posted by: Jason at 10/15/07 10:57 PM  | Reply
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Yay. Yay. Yay. Yay. Yay. And Yay.
And they're not bland they're thoughtful and sensitive.

Posted by: Joe at 11/09/07 2:54 PM  | Reply
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