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Free Download: Nada Surf's New Single 'When I Was Young'

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November 3, 2011 1:20 PM ET
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Click to listen to Nada Surf's 'When I Was Young'

Nada Surf will release their seventh album, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, on Barsuk Records on January 24th. The album, their first of new material in four years, finds the band working to capture their faster and more energetic live sound while in the studio. The first single, the guitar-driven "When I Was Young," is the band's exploration of the disconnect between childhood dreams and adult realities.

Nada Surf's album The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy will be released on January 24th, but you can download "When I Was Young" for free here.

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