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Nada Surf Pictures
Band:
Nada Surf
Origin:
United States, New YorkUnited States
Band Members:
Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums) and Daniel Lorca (bass)
Nada Surf Album: «Karmic EP»
Nada Surf Album: «Karmic EP» (Front side)
    Album information
  • Customers rating: (4.4 of 5)
  • Title:Karmic EP
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Review - Product Description
If you're not familiar with Nada Surf, you haven't been paying attention to your indie-rock lately. Having released 4 full-length albums over the course of a decade, Nada Surf has compiled an impressive sales history of hundreds of thousands of units sold. Before their major label signing to Elektra, the band released a 5 song EP chock full of indie pop gems with catchy guitar hooks and sharp lyrics. Hi-Speed Soul Records is proud to re-release the Karmic EP - the album that started it all.
Customer review
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
- For Long Time Fans

With Nada Surf's success over the past 5 years, they've rereleased their first EP, Karmic. Because of the band's evolution over the years, I would only recommend this EP to the band's oldest fans. It's slightly edgier with fewer pop sensibilities than their most recent releases (The Weight Is A Gift, Lucky). In terms of style, it closely aligns to High/Low.

Karmic is a post-grudge alternative recording and I love it for this. If you've been listening to Nada Surf since their MTV days in the mid nineties, this recording is for you. If not, the songs are still good, but don't expect it to be exactly the same as their newest stuff.

Customer review
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
- Great EP

This is their debut EP and is pretty good. The first song, "Telescope" is probably their oldest song judging from the style of it to their current style, but it isn't bad, semi-heavy. The 2nd song is "Sea Knows When." This is BY FAR the best song on the album, with a catchy melody and great vocals. The 3rd song is "Everybody Lies," a slower song that isn't one of their better songs in my opinion. The 4th song is "Treehouse," which is the original version of the rerecorded single on their 2nd album Hi-Low. This version has more snare drum and some differnt guitar effects and isn't quite as good as the rerecorded version, but good nonetheless. The last song is called "Nothing" and is the heaviest one on the album. It has some distortion at the beggining and isn't really too catchy, but not terrible. Anyhow, buy this album if you are a Nada Surf fan.

Customer review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- good stuff!

I just picked up this album recently, definately a must have if you are a fan of nada surf's earlier stuff. In my opinion a few of these songs are some of the best nada surf I have heard in YEARS. I cant stop listening to Telescope and Pressure Free.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- Karmic EP being rereleased

Good news for people who love Nada Surf - this EP is being rereleased on Hi-Speed Soul Records with a bonus track ("Pressure Free") and is due June 12, 2006 on CD and limited edition vinyl. Keep yer eyes peeled.

Rumor has it we're in store for a new full length in the fall. :) Hooray.

Customer review
- Good OLD Nada Surf

When I bought this I thought it was a new EP, but when it arrived I realized it was a re-issue of a 90's era release. No matter, it's good music (the only kind Nada Surf makes) and is a must have for any NS fan.