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A little time off and a fortuitous meeting in a pub led to an unexpected offering from Nada Surf. Just out is "The Dulcitone Files EP," a digital collection featuring acoustic performances of five songs from the group's latest album "The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy," recorded by frontman Matthew Caws in England.

Nada Surf fans may already be familiar with the bands’ tendency to cover songs. In 2010 they released a covers-only album titled If I Had a Hi-Fi, which aside from being an impressive palindrome, paid tribute to its influences. They covered material by Depeche Mode, Kate Bush, Spoon, among others, managing to acknowledge the original artists while maintaining their own style. For A.V. Undercover ...

Waters will be hitting the road this summer to support Nada Surf

Waters will be hitting the road this summer to support Nada Surf

ew songs have captured loserdom in the ’90s as well as Nada Surf’s 1996 classic “Popular.” But the inverse isn’t true; that song doesn’t really provide an accurate snapshot of the band, especially since nearly two decades have passed since the song’s debut.

Nada Surf's pleasant indie rock had a strong emotional hold on the 9:30 Club audience, so, surrounded by biological family and kindred spirits, they were going to have a party. [ more › ]

With so many bands unable to perform well live nowadays, Nada Surf outshone all of them playing with such immense ease and charm. The band has a genuine love for their fans, which was present when lead singer Matthew Caws at one point stated that he recognized faces in the crowd. It is this dedication [...]

A half-dozen songs into their show at the TLA Monday night, just as the power-pop trio Nada Surf was building up steam, a call rose from the crowd for "Popular," the 16-year-old hit that established the band, and nearly killed it. "Nice to see someone who was at our first show at Upstairs at Nick's," quipped singer Matthew Caws. "Or the Khyber Pass, or the North Star, or Johnny Brenda's." The ...

A half-dozen songs into their show at the TLA Monday night, just as the power-pop trio Nada Surf was building up steam, a call rose from the crowd for "Popular," the 16-year-old hit that established the band, and nearly killed it. "Nice to see someone who was at our first show at Upstairs at Nick's," quipped singer Matthew Caws. "Or the Khyber Pass, or the North Star, or Johnny Brenda's." The ...

This week in music: Wale, Nada Surf, Magnetic Fields, Chain and the Gang, Yasiin Bey, and much more. [ more › ]

Star-struck For Matthew Caws, songwriting isn't exactly fun. In fact, it's more like agony. POST-POPULAR Nada Surf have shaken the " '90s one-hit wonder" tag to release a string of solid power-pop records and develop a cult following. For Matthew Caws, songwriting isn't exactly fun. In fact, it's more like agony. If you take Nada Surf's jangly power-pop at face value, that might come as a shock ...