Nada Surf gets Lucky on new album, tour

Nada Surf gets <em>Lucky</em> on new album, tour

Forget that "Popular" song right now. Seriously, it wasn't even that amazing a tune to begin with, let alone worthy to stand as a signifier of an entire band's career. Nada Surf is past it. Growing beyond those somewhat bratty beginnings, the group has authored a series of increasingly sophisticated and irresistible pop albums on Barsuk Records. We're rather partial to 2005's The Weight Is a Gift, ourselves.

This coming February, Nada Surf takes the next step. Barsuk will issue the band's fifth proper album, Lucky, on Feb. 5. It's awhile to wait, but the group has already started streaming the album's closing track, "See These Bones" on its MySpace. What's more, the band is currently out on tour, previewing new compositions and revisiting the old favorites. Yeah, maybe even that one hit Nada Surf made way back when.

Lucky track list:

1. Weightless
2. Whose Authority
3. Beautiful Beat
4. Here Goes Something
5. From Now On
6. I Like What You Say
7. Ice on the Wing
8. The Film Did Not Go 'Round
9. The Fox
10. Are You Lightning?
11. See These Bones

Tour dates:

October
15 - Columbus, Ohio @ Basement
16 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ 20th Century
17 - Louisville, Ky. @ Jim Porters
18 - Indianapolis, Ind. @ Birdy's
19 - Chicago, Ill. @ Schubas
20 - Chicago, Ill. @ Schubas
22 - St. Louis, Mo. @ Gargoyle Club
23 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Exit Inn
24 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Bottle Tree
26 - Tampa, Fla. @ State Theatre
27 - St. Augustine, Fla. @ Cafe Eleven
29 - Athens, Ga. @ 40 Watt Club
30 - Asheville, N.C. @ Orange Peel
31 - Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat's Cradle

November
1 - Charlottesville, Va. @ Satellite Ballroom (UVA)
2 - Baltimore, Md. @ 8 x 10

January
30 - Seattle, Wash. @ The Triple Door*
31 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge*

February
2 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Swedish American Hall*
7 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ The Music Hall of Williamsburg
8 - New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom

* acoustic gig

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