ATTN - Nada Surf fans - New covers record and spring tour on the way!
 

http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/0...d-spring-tour/

Nada Surf “hang ten” with new covers record and spring tour
By Jay Ziegler

Only six days into 2010, New York indie sensations Nada Surf waste virtually no time at all. After wrapping up a worldwide tour of the band’s most recent record, 2008’s Lucky, New York rockers Nada Surf recently announced that they’ve prepared a brand new record of cover songs, deftly titled If I Had A Hi-Fi, due out this Spring. With the content ranging from contemporaries of the band to virtually unknown lesser groups, Nada Surf frontman Matthew Caws had this to say in regards to the newest harmonic record:

“We really just wanted to do it organically, whatever we felt like covering in the moment, rather than trying to sum up our influences or something. It’s whatever we were excited about in the months before making it. And I think we got to everything we wanted to.”

Hi-Fi was recorded last September in Austin, TX in a three week span with longtime collaborator Louie Lino. While the formal setlist hasn’t been officially released yet, the band has teased with a few tunes that will be included on the record, including renditions of The Moody Blues’ “Question”, The Soft Pack’s “Bright Side”, and Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy The Silence”. As for the the basis for the title? Well, according to the band, it’s both a hearkening back to the band’s early days, as well as a musical palindrome. The plot thickens…

In support of the release, Nada Surf has also announced an extensive world tour. Kicking off this excellent jaunt in late March, Nada Surf will perform three nights in New York, with each featuring the band performing all of its most recent albums in their entirety: Let Go, The Weight Is A Gift and Lucky, whilst performing songs from the upcoming Hi-Fi as well. Start the spring off right this year, wash away those winter flakes and crank up those marvelous melodies. Surf’s up indeed, and it’s gonna be a blast.

Fan pre-sale tickets can be found here. A public onsale begins Friday, January 8th via Ticketmaster.com.

Nada Surf Spring 2010 Tour Dates:
03/25 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (”Let Go”)
03/26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House (”The Weight Is A Gift”)
03/27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (”Lucky”)
03/29 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
03/30 - Montreal, QC @ Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour
03/31 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
04/01 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
04/02 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/03 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
04/13 - London, UK @ ICA
04/15 - Bourges, FR @ Printemps de Bourges Festival
04/17 - Strasbourg, FR @ Strasbourg Artefact Festival
04/18 - Utrect, NL @ Tivoli De Helling
04/19 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique
04/20 - Cologne, DE @ Gloria
04/21 - Lausanne, CH @ D! Club
04/23 - Zurich, CH @ Abart
04/24 - Vienna, AT @ WUK
04/25 - Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Music Bar
04/26 - Berlin, DE @ Lido
04/27 - Hamburg, DE @ Knust
04/28 - Paris, FR @ Trabendo
04/29 - Madrid, ES @ Joy Eslava
04/30 - Murcia, ES @ Estrella Levante SOS 4.8 Festival
05/01 - Galicia, ES @ Villagarcia de Arosa
05/15 - Longirod, SZ @ Long’l'rock Festival
05/24 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
05/25 - West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
05/27 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
05/29 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom