Lucky
NADA SURF
Release Date: Feb. 5
Producer(s): John Goodmanson
Genre: ROCK
Label: Barsuk
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"I only wanna make you happy," Matthew Caws sings on "I Like What You Say," a cut from this Brooklyn trio's new album. As with most of the tunes on "Lucky"—and like most of the guys in his indie-pop cohort—Caws is singing about a relationship. But he might also be addressing Nada Surf's audience. Caws' great trick as a songwriter is devising tunes that start out in melancholy minor-key mode but end up as hopeful-sounding odes to the human spirit, and "Lucky" is full of jangly little gems that could put a skip in the step of even the saddest of sacks. The finest among them might be opener "See These Bones," during which Caws makes a visit to an ancient crypt in Rome seem like a perfectly cheery way to spend a Saturday.—Mikael Wood


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