Nada Surf announce their long-awaited new LP, Never Not Together, arriving Feb 7. It’s the band’s ninth studio recording, their first in almost four years.
To produce a work this mature this early portends of good things for the Globes. While Future Self isn’t great or even very good, it certainly has merit.
Moments of suspense, subtlety, resolution, and – especially in “Exodus Damage”‘s drum treatment – superb sound handling. Where do all these elements go?
On his fourth solo album, Vanderslice pushes the limits of analog recording to its threshold, saturating tape and overdubbing a plethora of instruments without losing the warmth of the human touch.
This ain’t the Nada Surf you remember from high school. The classic pop – slightly tilted toward indie Lemonheads-isms – is all PacNW understated elegance.