If I Had a Hi-Fi
Nada Surf
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Electrocution | Nada Surf | 3:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Enjoy the Silence | Nada Surf | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love Goes On | Nada Surf | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Janine | Nada Surf | 1:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You Were So Warm | Nada Surf | 2:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love and Anger | Nada Surf | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Agony of Laffitte | Nada Surf | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Bye Bye Beauté | Nada Surf | 3:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Question | Nada Surf | 5:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Bright Side | Nada Surf | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Evolution | Nada Surf | 5:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Remembered What I Was Going to Say | Nada Surf | 1:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
iTunes Review
Nada Surf had a freak surprise hit with “Popular” in 1996 that nearly terminated the band’s chances of ever being taken seriously. Fortunately, they didn’t attempt to feed the beast with more novelty tunes, but stuck to their original power-pop ways. More than a decade later and with musical associations with well-respected peers, Death Cab for Cutie and Calexico, Nada Surf are now safely established as a serious alternative rock entity. 2010’s If I Had A Hi-Fi is a collection of likely and unlikely covers. Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence” alongside the Go-Between’s “Love Goes On” with Kate Bush’s “Love and Anger,” The Moody Blues’ “Question” and Dwight Twilley’s “You Were So Warm” slipping past the casual fan to sound just like one of Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws’ originals. This could easily be an album from the mid-‘80s back when bands were emulating the modest jangle and harmonies of R.E.M. To make even more of a celebration, Caws invited a number of guests such as Joe McGinty and Holly Miranda to fill out the sound.
Customer Reviews
A Major Disappointment
I bought this on sheer faith because there has never been a Nada Surf album I didn't like. But any one of their original songs is better than this collection of obscure covers. The problem is that the two or three that are recognizable are muddled by bland arrangements. The rest are just forgettable songs. I'm not sure what they were trying to do here, but if this great band wanted to record other people's music, a better idea would be to choose songs from some of the great but unknown songwriters found on MySpace Music and elsewhere. They could use a break and Nada Surf would have a better collection of songs. I look forward to their original music again. It's been a long time coming.
finally!
one of my favorite bands!!
nada surf has a unique sound that always gives me the chills!
wonderful!
Fresh and Pure Nada Surf
The songs on this album sound like Nada Surf had written the songs themselves. Favorite tracks are Agony of Latiffe, Electrocution, and Love Goes On. I can see Nada Surf do another covers album in the future.
Biography
Formed: 1993 in New York, NY
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Nada Surf
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Always Love | The Weight Is a Gift | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Popular | High / Low | 3:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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If You Leave | Music from the O.C. Mix, Vol. 2 | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Weightless | Lucky | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Inside of Love | Let Go | 4:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Whose Authority | Lucky | 3:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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See These Bones | Lucky | 5:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Like What You Say | Lucky | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Beautiful Beat | Lucky | 4:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Blonde On Blonde | Let Go | 4:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Adult Alternative, Punk
- Released: Jun 08, 2010
- ℗ 2010 Mardev Records
