Nada Surf travels North America, preps Lucky :: Music News :: Articles

The buoyant popsters of Nada Surf have scheduled North American tour dates to follow the imminent Feb. 5 release of their latest and most fortunate LP, Lucky. After sold-out stops on the West Coast and in New York, followed by a short stint in Europe over the next couple months, the band will return to play SXSW and tour our own fair continent at length.

Lucky, Nada Surf's fifth release, will street via Barsuk Records, and is the follow-up to the band's acclaimed 2005 album The Weight Is A Gift. You can sample new songs and get a free download of "See These Bones" at the band's MySpace. The label also invites you to watch a fan video of "Whose Authority" here, as performed at the Apple Store in Chicago this past October.

The album was co-produced by the band and John Goodmanson (Death Cab for Cutie, Blonde Redhead, Sleater-Kinney). It features guest appearances from several others in the Barsuk family, including Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), John Roderick (The Long Winters) and Phil Wandscher (Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter). A fortuitous combination, hopefully.

The Lucky cities:

March
17 - Tempe, Ariz. @ Clubhouse Music Venue *
18 - San Diego, Calif. @ House of Blues *
19 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Henry Fonda Theatre *
21 - Pomona, Calif. @ Glass House *
22 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Fillmore *
25 - Sacramento, Calif. @ Harlow *
26 - Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom *
28 - Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox *
29 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Commodore Ballroom *

April
1 - Denver, Colo. @ Gothic Theatre %
2 - Omaha, Neb. @ Waiting Room %
3 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue %
4 - Chicago, Ill. @ Metro %
5 - Detroit, Mich. @ St. Andrews Hall %
7 - Toronto, Ontario @ Opera House %
8 - Montreal, Quebec @ Club Soda %
10 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club %
11 - New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5 w/ Superdrag
12 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club %
13 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Trocadero %