{"title":"Nada Surf","description":"\u003cp\u003eA witty and literate melodic rock band, Nada Surf initially gained cult status with their '90s alt-rock anthem \"Popular\" before issuing a slew of ever-sophisticated productions. After grabbing audiences' attention with their Ric Ocasek-produced 1996 debut, High\/Low, the band continued to mature, honing their sound with albums like 2002's Let Go, 2005's The Weight Is a Gift, and 2016's You Know Who You Are. They even reworked their songs with symphonic backing from Germany's Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg on 2016's concert album Peaceful Ghosts, then returned to the studio for 2020's philosophically minded Never Not Together and the 2021 companion EP Cycle Through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounders Matthew Caws (vocals, guitar) and Daniel Lorca (bass) were longtime school friends, having studied together at the Lycée Français de New York in Upper Manhattan. After Lorca spent some time abroad in the late '80s, the two reunited after graduation to form Because Because Because in 1991. By 1993, they had jumped ship and shifted their focus to a new project, Nada Surf, whose first two indie releases won the band a contract in Spain. They recorded an LP for the European label, only to have their original drummer quit. Ira Elliot (formerly of the Fuzztones) was brought aboard just as the group's European deal fell through, and Nada Surf's luck returned when their demo found its way to Ric Ocasek, who offered to produce additional sessions if Nada Surf wished to re-record the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trio soon signed to Elektra in 1995 and cut their debut LP, High\/Low, with Ocasek behind the boards. The single \"Popular\" became a surprise radio hit the following summer, helping the album to 63 on the Billboard 200. Consequently, Nada Surf found themselves categorized as being part of the \"nerd rock revival\" scene alongside Superdrag, Cake, and Weezer. This newfound popularity allowed the band to release several tracks from their European demo as part of the Karmic EP, but it also proved to be a double-edged sword. When the band returned in 1998 with The Proximity Effect, Elektra balked, claiming the album didn't have a \"Popular\"-sized single. The album was released in Europe before Elektra permanently dropped the band and shelved the record; it would take Nada Surf a full two years to buy back the rights to their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Proximity Effect finally entered U.S. record stores in 2000, when Caws issued it on his own MarDev label, and Nada Surf traveled the country to promote its release. After pooling the funds of their merchandise sales, the bandmates then entered the studio to independently record a third album. Released on Barsuk in 2002, it landed at 31 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart. The Weight Is a Gift (produced by fellow labelmate Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie) arrived three years later and furthered the band's critical acclaim. It reached 15 on the Independent Albums chart and charted on the Billboard 200.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNada Surf then returned in 2008 with Lucky, which featured musical contributions from Ben Gibbard, Ed Harcourt, and members of both Calexico and Harvey Danger. One of their highest charting albums, it hit number eight on the Independent Albums chart and 82 on the Billboard 200. Following a world tour in support of the album, Nada Surf put their original compositions on the shelf and instead turned to their influences. If I Had a Hi-Fi was released in 2010 and featured covers of songs originally recorded by Kate Bush, Depeche Mode, Dwight Twilley, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, Nada Surf celebrated their 20th anniversary with The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, the band's seventh studio album and first collection of original material since 2008's Lucky. It featured new guitarist and former Guided by Voices member Doug Gillard and peaked at 13 on the Independent Albums chart. Caws also recorded five acoustic versions of songs from The Stars Are Indifferent on an EP titled The Dulcitone Files. In 2014, the group released B-Sides, a digital collection of rare and unreleased material, which they followed with Live at the Neptune Theater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturning in March of 2016, the band released their eighth studio album, You Know Who You Are, featuring the single \"Believe You're Mine.\" It became their fourth album to reach the Top 20 of the Independent Albums chart. The concert album Peaceful Ghosts: Live with Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg followed that October. The band celebrated the 15th anniversary of Let Go in 2018 with a charity covers album titled Standing at the Gates: The Songs of Nada Surf's Let Go, which featured guests Manchester Orchestra, Rogue Wave, Charly Bliss, Aimee Mann, and more. In 2020, they returned with the expansive, deeply philosophical album Never Not Together. A companion release, the Cycle Through EP, arrived the following year and featured three previously unreleased songs from the Never Not Together sessions as well as an orchestral version of \"Looking for You\" and other acoustic songs. ~ Matt Collar \u0026amp; Andrew Leahey, Rovi\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nada-surf-peaceful-ghosts-live-with-deutsches-filmorchester","title":"| Peaceful Ghosts (Live) [feat. Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg] (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eGorgeously arranged and impeccably played, Nada Surf's second 2016 release, Peaceful Ghosts: Live with Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, showcases the beloved New York rock outfit in concert backed by the esteemed Potsdam, Germany-based orchestra. The album comes on the heels of Nada Surf's eighth studio album, 2016's You Know Who You Are, and features songs from that album alongside a handful of well-chosen back catalog standouts. Produced by longtime Nada Surf associate Martin Wenk, the album features orchestral arrangements from Germany's Max Knoth, who has worked with such luminaries as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Lou Reed, and Danny Elfman, and supplied the scores for various films including Cloud Atlas and Turtle: The Incredible Journey. Culled from two live performances Nada Surf performed with the orchestra in Vienna and Potsdam, Peaceful Ghosts is a lush, measured, and beautifully constructed album. Knoth frames lead singer Matthew Caws' emotive croon in nuanced, sophisticated arrangements that still leave plenty of room for the band's surfy, electric guitar accents and buoyant rhythms. Songs like \"Comes a Time,\" off 2005's The Weight Is a Gift, \"Blizzard of '77,\" off 2002's Let Go, and \"Believe You're Mine,\" off You Know Who You Are are already deeply heartfelt in their original form, and gain added depth and poignancy from the orchestral setting. Similarly, fan favorites like the sparklingly poetic \"Blonde on Blonde\" and the yearning \"Inside of Love,\" both off Let Go, are transformed into sweeping, cinematic anthems that lose none of their core intimacy. Ultimately, Peaceful Ghosts: Live with Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg works as both an exquisite companion album to You Know Who You Are and as a heartfelt, lovingly crafted thank you note to Nada Surf's fans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eA1        Comes A Time\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA2        Believe You're Mine\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA3        Beautiful Beat\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB4        Blizzard Of '77\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB5        Rushing\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB6        The Fox\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB7        Blonde On Blonde\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC8        80 Windows\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC9        Inside Of Love\u003cbr\u003e\r\nC10        Out Of The Dark\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD11        When I Was Young\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD12        Animal\u003cbr\u003e\r\nD13        Are You Lightning?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e*Audio and\/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eLabel: City Slang\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRel. 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