If you haven't been paying attention, it'll have been easy to miss that Nada Surf have been one of the most consistently great bands of the last three decades. The band's latest single, "In Front of Me Now," perfectly showcases that. It's just a solid alt-rock song done in Nada Surf's unique style. The new song shows growth in the band's sound. It sounds like a Nada Surf song, but instead of just resting on their name and catalog, they've pushed themselves forward and released a track that stands up with everything they've released before. How many bands have been around for thirty years and are still releasing new music that we can be genuinely be excited about?
Matthew Caws says of the band's new video:
“We know the pandemic is over, but we made a Covid-era video to save on gas. Made on location (i.e. where we live) in Cambridge, England, Sarasota, Florida, Ibiza, Spain, and Austin, Texas, we bring you ‘In Front of Me Now,’ my diary of not being a great multi-tasker and wanting to be present for everything from now on if possible.”
You can watch the video for "In Front of Me Now" below. Moon Mirror is due out September 13 on New West Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Nada Surf, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
July 3 - Saint-Malô-du-Bois (Nantes), FR - Poupet Festival
August 2 - Crozon, FR - Bout du Monde Festival
August 3 - Olivenza, ES - Contempopranea Festival
October 2 - Washington, DC - Atlantis *
October 3 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts *
October 4 - New York, NY - Webster Hall *
October 5 - Boston, MA- The Paradise *
October 7 - Montreal, QC - Le Studio TD *
October 8 - Toronto, ONT - The Great Hall *
October 9 - Detroit, MI - El Club *
October 10 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall *
October 11 - Milwaukee, WI - Vivarium *
October 12 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line *
October 15 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile *
October 16 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
October 18 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
October 19 - Las Vegas, NV - When We Were Young Festival
October 20 - Las Vegas, NV - When We Were Young Festival
October 21 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up *
October 22 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom ~
October 23 - West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour *
November 14 - Madrid, ES - La Riviera
November 15 - Bilbao, ES - Kafe Antzokia
November 16 - Zaragoza, ES - Las Armas
November 21 - Dublin, IE - Academy
November 22 - Manchester, UK - Gorilla
November 23 - London, UK - Islington Academy
November 24 - Luxembourg - Den Atelier
November 25 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
November 26 - Brussels, BE - Botanique
November 27 - Cologne, DE - Carlswerk Victoria
November 29 - Paris, FR - Bataclan
November 30 - Lille, FR - Aeronef
December 1 - Hamburg, DE - Markthalle
December 2 - Berlin, DE - Metropol
December 3 - Munich, DE - Backstage Werk
December 4 - Vienna, AT - Arena
December 6 - Zurich, CH - Dynamo
December 7 - Milan, IT - Santeria Social Club
December 8 - Clermont-Ferrand, FR - La Cooperative de Mai
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