Nada Surf has a new record coming out. if i had a hi-fi, a covers record, is initially only going to be available for purchase at shows. But, after their spring tour, the band has announced that the record will be available digitally and on CD/LP via the the bands label, Mardev Records and distributed through ADA. Nada Surf's spring tour kicks off with three sold-out shows here in New York and ends in May at the Sasquatch Music Festival. To get you all nice and ready for the tour and the record, Nada Surf is giving fans a preview of the upcoming record. You can download their cover of Bill Fox's "Electrocution" in the MP3 Grab below.
if i had a hi-fi is full of inspired, unexpected choices: from avant-pop Kate Bush to underground power-pop classicist Dwight Twilley. There are some intriguingly obscure numbers, like Spanish band Mercromina's "Evolution" and under-documented Bill Fox's "Electrocution." The as yet little known Fox, of Cleveland cult band The Mice, inspired local groups like Guided by Voices and Death of Samantha. Doug Gillard, who was in both of them, lends his highly evolved guitar skills to "Electrocution" as well as the Twilley and Go-Betweens songs.
That was another benefit of these sessions. Says lead singer and guitarist Matthew Caws, "It was a great excuse to have friends of ours sit in on something without having to wait another two years." Guest players include Martin Wenk (Calexico), Phil Peterson (Kay Kay and the Weathered Underground), Joe McGinty (Losers Lounge, Psychedelic Furs) and Holly Miranda.
Track List
- Electrocution - Bill Fox
- Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
- Love Goes On - The Go-Betweens
- Janine - Arthur Russell
- You Were So Warm - Dwight Twilley
- Love and Anger - Kate Bush
- The Agony of Laffitte - Spoon
- Bye Bye Beaute - Coralie Clement
- Question - Moody Blues
- Bright Side - Soft Pack
- Evolution - Mercromina
- I Remembered What I Was Going to Say - The Silly Pillows
MARCH
- 25 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ("Let Go") - SOLD OUT
- 26 - Brooklyn, NY - Bell House ("The Weight is a Gift") - SOLD OUT
- 27 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg ("Lucky") - SOLD OUT
- 29 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace*
- 30 - Montreal, QC - Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour*
- 31 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street*
- 01 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church*
- 02 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*
- 03 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club*
- 13 - London, UK - ICA - SOLD OUT
- 14 - London, UK - ICA - SOLD OUT
- 15 - France - Printemps de Bourges Festival
- 17 - France - Strasbourg Artefact Festival
- 18 - Utrecht, Holland - Tivoli De Helling - SOLD OUT
- 19 - Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
- 20 - Koln, Germany - Gloria
- 21 - Lausanne, Switzerland - D! Club
- 23 - Zurich, Switzerland - Abart
- 24 - Vienna, Austria - WUK
- 25 - Prague, Czech Republic - Lucerna Music Bar
- 26 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
- 27 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust
- 28 - Paris, France - Trabendo
- 30 - Villagarcia de Arosa, Spain - Festival do Norte
- 01 - Murcia, Spain - SOS Festival
- 15 - Longirod, Switzerland - Long'l'rock Festival
- 24 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern #
- 25 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour #
- 27 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall #
- 29 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #
- 30 - George, WA - Sasquatch Music Festival
# = w/ Telekinesis
MP3 Grab: "Electrocution"
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