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| Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy |
Did
you ever, as a kid, want to crawl into the speakers?" asks Nada Surf
singer-guitarist Matthew Caws. "I did — here was OK, but there was much
better." And that's pretty much what Nada Surf is all about — Caws,
bassist Daniel Lorca, and drummer Ira Elliot are in love with the way rock
music can transport you to a new and wonderful place in a beguiling rush of
beats, chords, hooks and words. And they do it 10 times over on their brilliant
sixth album, The Stars Are
Indifferent To Astronomy.
Before,
Nada Surf albums simply took on the character of the songs that the band came
up with at the time. This one was different — there was a plan. "We've
always played faster and a little harder live," Caws says, "but we'd
play so carefully in the studio. So with this album, we made a conscious
decision to preserve what it felt like in the practice room, when you play with
that new-song energy. Just embrace it and not worry whether we’re overdoing it,
kind of get all the thinking out of the way."
The
Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy continues the notion of music as an
alternative reality, and songs as things you can keep by your side for inspiration
and support; which is what makes Nada Surf a truly beloved band.
The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy is out Jan 24th and can be pre-ordered now.
A special bonus disc, The Dulcitone Files (with 5 acoustic recordings of
songs from the album), will be included with pre-orders while supplies last.
Download
the mp3 for “When I Was Young”.