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On their second album of amiable alterna-pop, New York trio Nada Surf casually stroll through a thick catalog of various post-grunge styles to suitable, but uninteresting, effect. Producer Fred Maher brings a more rounded, and heftier, wall of sound to Nada Surf's delicately balanced tales of life in the superficial and wishy-washy '90s than Ric Ocasek did on their 1996 debut, High/Low, but it's all ultimately disposable and utterly forgettable. While there are times where The Proximity Effect tries to break out of the limiting corner of the alt-rock universe it's staked for itself (like the power pop rave-up "Why Are You So Mean to Me?"), more often than not it returns to the familiar, and assumingly comforting, haven of angst-free pop. Nothing really wrong with that concept, but it's certainly one that will keep Nada Surf marked and suppressed with hyphenated labels.
© Michael Gallucci /TiVo
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Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, Writer, MainArtist - Lorca, Composer, Writer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Fred Maher, Producer - Chris Fudurich, Engineer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, Writer, MainArtist - John Parthum, Engineer - Lloyd Puckitt, Engineer - Lorca, Composer, Writer - Jack-Joseph Puig, Mixer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Fred Maher, Producer - Chris Fudurich, Engineer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, Writer, MainArtist - John Parthum, Engineer - Lloyd Puckitt, Mixer, Engineer - Lorca, Composer, Writer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Fred Maher, Producer - Chris Fudurich, Engineer, Wurlitzer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, Writer, MainArtist - John Parthum, Engineer - Lloyd Puckitt, Mixer, Engineer - Lorca, Composer, Writer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Fred Maher, Producer - Chris Fudurich, Engineer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, MainArtist - John Parthum, Engineer - Lloyd Puckitt, Mixer, Engineer - Lorca, Composer, Writer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Fred Maher, Producer - Chris Fudurich, Engineer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, Writer, MainArtist - John Parthum, Engineer - Lloyd Puckitt, Mixer, Engineer - Lorca, Composer, Writer - Peter Lewy, Cello - Steinglass, Composer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Fred Maher, Producer, Mixer - Chris Fudurich, Engineer, Wurlitzer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, Writer, MainArtist - John Parthum, Engineer - Lloyd Puckitt, Engineer - Lorca, Composer, Writer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Fred Maher, Producer - Chris Fudurich, Engineer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, MainArtist - John Parthum, Engineer - Lloyd Puckitt, Mixer, Engineer - Lorca, Composer, Writer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
John Travis, Mixer - Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Fred Maher, Producer - Chris Fudurich, Engineer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, Writer, MainArtist - John Parthum, Engineer - Lloyd Puckitt, Engineer - Lorca, Composer, Writer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, Writer, MainArtist - Lorca, Composer, Writer - Caws, Composer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 Nada Surf
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Fred Maher, Producer - Chris Fudurich, Engineer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, Writer, MainArtist - John Parthum, Engineer - Lloyd Puckitt, Mixer, Engineer - Lorca, Composer, Writer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Fred Maher, Producer - Chris Fudurich, Engineer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, Writer, MainArtist - John Parthum, Engineer - Lloyd Puckitt, Mixer, Engineer - Lorca, Composer, Writer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Ira Elliot, Composer - Daniel Lorca, Composer - Matthew Caws, Composer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Nada Surf, MainArtist - Bryce Coggin, Producer, Engineer & Mixer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 1998 Nada Surf
Matthew Caws, Composer, Writer - Elliot, Composer, Writer - Nada Surf, MainArtist - Lorca, Composer, Writer
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Nada Surf/Mardev Records under exclusive licence to Labels, a division of EMI Music France SA
Album review
On their second album of amiable alterna-pop, New York trio Nada Surf casually stroll through a thick catalog of various post-grunge styles to suitable, but uninteresting, effect. Producer Fred Maher brings a more rounded, and heftier, wall of sound to Nada Surf's delicately balanced tales of life in the superficial and wishy-washy '90s than Ric Ocasek did on their 1996 debut, High/Low, but it's all ultimately disposable and utterly forgettable. While there are times where The Proximity Effect tries to break out of the limiting corner of the alt-rock universe it's staked for itself (like the power pop rave-up "Why Are You So Mean to Me?"), more often than not it returns to the familiar, and assumingly comforting, haven of angst-free pop. Nothing really wrong with that concept, but it's certainly one that will keep Nada Surf marked and suppressed with hyphenated labels.
© Michael Gallucci /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:53
- Main artists: Nada Surf
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2012 Artwork (C) 2012 Nada Surf ℗ 1998 All recordings (P) 1998 Nada Surf, under exclusive licence to Stop Start Pty Ltd. Manufactured and distributed by EMI Music Australia Pty Limited under exclusive licence.
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