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The Weight Is A Gift

RS: 3of 5 Stars Average User Rating: 4.5of 5 Stars

2005

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Nada Surf understand the sound of melancholy. Matthew Caws knows how to take a fragile bit of New York guitar buzz and let it reverberate slowly in the background, surrounding one of his bewitching minor-key melodies, propelling the tune along with urgent strums. The lyrics are sharp, but they're never the point of the song -- instead, they're just there to provide Caws' voice with a bit of shelter as the song builds all around him. The band's tunes achieve a kind of sleight-of-hand majesty, but Nada Surf never sound like they're trying too hard. How do they do it? Like their last album, 2003's Let Go, The Weight Is a Gift is a top-notch collection of sad-eyed guitar ballads such as "Always Love." The prize is "Do It Again," with overdubbed Beach Boys harmonies enfolding the crackle of the guitars in a plea for tenderness, Nada Surf-style.

ROB SHEFFIELD

(Posted: Sep 22, 2005)

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thecollegedropout writes:

4of 5 Stars


nada surf made a mistake on this album. they tried to follow up the masterpiece that was "let go" by doing it the exactly same. and in most ways, that isn't a good way to go. yes it changes up a little. and yes the slower songs are about as good as that on the last album. but the upper tempo songs don't belong on the same album for the most part, even so, just like the last album, pure ear candy, and it's as good as your gonna get at trying to re due your past gem.

Jun 13, 2008 22:12:00

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