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8.0
11951
8.0 |
BBC
Nada Surf demonstrate ably that they completely understand the merits of the music they're working with, and the results are ours to gratefully digest ... A surprising and emphatic success
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8.0
11953
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This is how the covers album should be done, with tight technique and loving affection blending together to give the new versions life and bite
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8.0
12031
8.0 |
Uncut
Peeling guitars and regal harmonies. Print edition only
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7.0
12067
7.0 |
The Sunday Times
Pretty much everything works, although most remarkable of all is a version of the Moody Blues’ Question that makes the hard, fast part of the song harder and faster, while making the slow, soft bit slower and softer
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7.0
14366
7.0 |
Under The Radar
On If I Had a Hi-Fi, Nada Surf accomplishes the rare feat of producing a covers album that won't just waste space on your CD shelf
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7.0
14474
7.0 |
PopMatters
Ultimately what places this covers album a notch higher than the rest is its unpretentiousness. Despite the use of strings and brass, plus other somewhat heavy-handed production choices, the band wisely manage to not overstep boundaries
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7.0
11950
7.0 |
musicOMH
Nada Surf have made a case for themselves as a relevant and meaningful band nearly fifteen years after their breakout single, Popular. If I Had A Hi-Fi is a covers album that stands on its own, and it's a nice reminder that this new millennium is not only populated by ironic drollery
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6.0
12034
6.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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6.0
12029
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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