Few bands get more than one shot at success. Back in 1996, American alt-rockers Nada Surf broke through the noise with their debut single, Popular. It was a generation-defining track, a song that now ...

Not many musicians can pull off relentless hope and sunny optimism while maintaining their gravitas, but Nada Surf makes it work. The Brooklyn band makes big, bright, chin-up rock 'n' roll about love ...

Audio for this feature is no longer available. About halfway through The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, singer Matthew Caws issues a mission statement to sum up this and all Nada Surf records: ...

There’s always been something comforting about the music of Nada Surf. Hipper than Coldplay and less distant than Death Cab, band members Matthew Caws, Ira Elliot and Daniel Lorca are capable of ...