• Matthew Caws - vocals, guitar
• Daniel Lorca - bass
• Ira Elliot - drums

Caws and Lorca played in various bands together until Daniel went to Spain - the country where an embryonic Nada Surf (who had also gone by the name Because Because Because) released their first 7" with an indie label.

The band recorded an LP but after replacing their original drummer with Ira, the deal went stale. A demo copy of the album fell into the hands of Ric Ocasek (ex-The Cars, produced Weezer, No Doubt, etc) who offered to produce new recordings of the tracks which went on to become 1996 debut High/Low, on Elektra.

Their 1998 follow up The Proximity Effect, taught the band some harsh lessons in label politics. After a lot of fighting with an out of touch label, they eventually took back the rights to release the record themselves.

Undeterred, and filled with a more independent spirit, the band toured before working on their third album - Let Go - released in 2002.

Often compared to Weezer, Pavement and the spiky guitar sounds of The Cars, the band have appeared on tribute albums to The Pixies and Iggy Pop.

Releases

• Lucky - album, out 18/02/2008 on City Slang Records. 1 review (read/post)
• I Like What You Say - single, out 04/02/2008 on City Slang Records. (post review)
• The Weight Is A Gift - album, out 12/09/2005 on City Slang Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Hi-Speed Soul - single, out 10/02/2003 on Heavenly. 1 review (read/post)
• The Way You Wear Your Head - single, out 07/10/2002 on Heavenly. (post review)
• Let Go - album, out 23/09/2002 on Labels. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Thu 08 May at London Koko. (post review)
• Tue 22 Apr at Paris Le Bataclan. (post review)
• Sat 23 Feb at Glasgow Garage. (post review)
• Fri 22 Feb at Manchester Academy. (post review)
• Tue 22 Jan at London Borderline. (post review)
• Festival Internacional de Benicassim, Thu 20 Jul at Spain Benicassim. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 28 Mar at London Shepherds Bush Empire. (post review)
• Mon 14 Nov at London King's Cross Scala. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 13 Nov at Bristol Fleece and Firkin. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 12 Nov at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)

News

• 29/11/2007: Nada Surf announce new shows, album news
• 15/10/2007: Nada Surf's up: album five forthcoming
• 09/11/2005: Nada to do? Watch band, download single...
• 20/06/2005: Nada Surf back with a '...Gift'

Links

• Nada Surf - official site

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