Let Go

Description

‘Let Go’ is the third album by the New York trio Nada Surf. By the time it was released on Heavenly in the summer of 2002, the band had already witnessed a good deal of the highs and lows of the music industry, having had a breakout MTV hit before being dropped by their US label and having to go back to nine to five jobs. Sessions were entirely self-funded, with the band paying the producers in dollar bills earned from the merch table at their shows. When a cassette of the album initially arrived at Heavenly, it was with no preconceptions, just a ‘you’ll like this’ nod from a mutual friend. And they were right. ‘Let Go’ is a power pop masterpiece – all soaring melody and closing time melancholy. It quickly became the soundtrack to day and night in the office and on release picked up glowing reviews from Q (‘melodic. mature. intelligent. wistful’ 4*), Rolling Stone (‘Nada Surf show enough smarts and panache to leave most of their Nineties-rock peers eating hot dust’ 4*) and Entertainment Weekly (‘a comeback effort that grows more popular with each spin’).

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Blizzard of ’77 – Nada Surf (2.09)
2. The Way You Wear Your Head – Nada Surf (3.12)
3. Fruit Fly – Nada Surf (4.34)
4. Blonde On Blonde – Nada Surf (4.35)
5. Inside of Love – Nada Surf (4.58)
6. Hi-speed Soul – Nada Surf (4.39)
7. No Quick Fix – Nada Surf (3.23)
8. Killian’s Red – Nada Surf (6.13)
9. La Pour Ca – Nada Surf (3.17)
10. Happy Kid – Nada Surf (4.09)
11. Treading Water – Nada Surf (4.23)
12. Paper Boats – Nada Surf (6.42)