Nada Surf proudly announce that following their spring tour - where if i had a hi-fi will initially only be available for purchase at shows - they will release their forthcoming covers album on CD/LP and digitally June 8th via the bands own label, Mardev Records, with distribution through ADA. To give fans a preview of the new album Nada Surf are making their take on Bill Fox's "Electrocution" available for free download here. Nada Surf's spring tour kicks off on March 25th with three sold-out New York shows, and concludes in late May with a performance at the 2010 Sasquatch Music Festival.
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.
if i had a hi-fi - 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
2010 Tour Dates:
* = w/ Dawn Landes and the Hounds
# = w/ Telekinesis
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*
APRIL
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
MAY
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
