Artist Nada Surf

Autumn de Wilde

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Nada Surf

Nada Surf isn’t the only one-hit wonder to go on to enjoy a fruitful career, but its success is remarkable nonetheless. After hitting big on MTV in 1996 with its first single, “Popular,” the New York trio fought with Elektra over creative control of its second album. Miraculously, the band secured the rights to release The Proximity Effect on its own label in 2000, which eventually led to a deal with Death Cab For Cutie’s old label, Barsuk. The relationship has proven to be mutually beneficial, with Nada Surf’s profile as high as it’s ever been and the band’s popularity (no pun intended) helping to ease some of Barsuk’s post-Death Cab pain. The band performs here in support of an album called Lucky.

Updated 04/02/2009