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- Summary: One-hit wonders, you say? Well, the New York trio did score an MTV hit with "Popular," from their 1996 debut album, but it is a more mature and less commercial Nada Surf that returns now with a third LP, their first for indie label Barsuk.
- Record Label: Barsuk
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Alternative
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 0 out of 11
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Negative: 2 out of 11
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A dozen near-perfect pop songs, each one teeming with joyful desperation.
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Layer after layer of preconceived notions and excess noise are stripped away to unveil both soft-spoken charm and intense newfound confidence.
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MagnetA near-perfect record to hold onto with all the might you can muster. [#58, p.103]
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Let Go is an excellent rainy-afternoon album, full of gentle and melancholic beauty, with echoes of Love and the Beach Boys.
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Q MagazineA more mature mix of intelligent guitar tunes and acoustic noodling. [Oct 2002, p.113]
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MojoWheel reinvention, it ain't, but for insidious, emotionally overblown ear candy, Let Go hits a real sweet spot. [Nov 2002, p.113]
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This record is Weezer-lite, emo-lite, corporate radio, MOR rock junk.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 24
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Mixed: 0 out of 24
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Negative: 0 out of 24
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ebokwOct 31, 2004
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Dec 9, 2010"Well son", I said. This is my favourite album of all time"...
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DaveFJul 28, 2005
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butchbobFeb 16, 2006this album has done it for me. it never has let me down. i can just let go.
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CJD.Feb 2, 2008Rob Mitchem, what a friggin DB. Does he even write for PF anymore?
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MikeFFeb 8, 2008Beautiful record. Pitchfork can suck a dick for all I care.
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ColeNJul 18, 2004Poop, but wonderfully entertaining poop. Listening is enjoyable, and even fun!!!
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