Album: “Lucky [Digipak]”

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Personnel: Coralie Clement (vocals). <p>Additional personnel: Ben Gibbard, Sean Nelson, Lianne Smith, John Roderick (vocals); Phil Wandscher (guitar); Coralie Clement (violone); Phillip Peterson (cello); Martin Wenk (trumpet, horns); Louie Lino (piano, keyboards); Ed Harcourt (piano); Joe McGinty (organ). <p>Audio Mixer: John Goodmanson. <p>On LUCKY, Nada Surf's third album since it reemerged on the Barsuk label as unlikely alt-rock survivors, the Brooklyn-based power-pop band presents another well-honed set of immediately engaging songs. Alternating between gentle melancholy moments (the introspective "Beautiful Beat") and bright bursts of melody (the twinkling "Here Goes Something"), LUCKY is a testament to the ensemble's considerable songwriting abilities, as well as frontman Matthew Caws's sincere guy-next-door charm. While those who remember Nada Surf's gimmicky mid-'90s single "Popular" may still be reluctant to follow the band's latter-day phase, those who do will be rewarded with keen and pleasantly understated pop tunes.