Lucky (Nada Surf album)
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| Studio album by Nada Surf | |||||
| Released | February 5, 2008 | ||||
| Recorded | March and August 2007 at the Robert Lang Studios, in Seattle | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Label | Barsuk | ||||
| Producer | John Goodmanson | ||||
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Lucky is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Nada Surf. It was released February 4, 2008 in Europe; February 5, 2008 in the USA, Canada and Australia; and February 18, 2008 in the UK and Japan.
The band issued an official statement announcing this album on October 12, 2007. The song "See These Bones" premiered on the Anti-Hit List Podcast on October 20, 2007.[1] Due to a misquotation of Matthew Caws, the album was first expected to be called Time for Plan A.
The original pressing includes a 4-song bonus.
Lucky was leaked onto torrent and peer sharing sites before its official release date.
It reached #82 on the Billboard 200.
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[edit] Artwork
On November 9, 2007, the band issued a statement asking for testimonies revolving around the word "Lucky", in order to include them to the album artwork.
[edit] Track listing
- "See These Bones"
- "Whose Authority"
- "Beautiful Beat"
- "Here Goes Something"
- "Weightless"
- "Are You Lightning?"
- "I Like What You Say"
- "From Now On"
- "Ice on the Wing"
- "The Fox"
- "The Film Did Not Go 'Round" (written by Greg Peterson)
The release in France includes an additional track: "Je t'attendais".
Track Listing for Bonus Disc
- "Whose Authority" (acoustic)
- "I Like What You Say" (acoustic)
- "I Wanna Take You Home"
- "Everyone's on Tour"
[edit] Guest appearances
- Juliana Hatfield on "I Wanna Take You Home"
- John Roderick of The Long Winters on "Ice On The Wing"
- Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger on "See These Bones"
- Ed Harcourt, piano parts on "Weightless" and "Beautiful Beat"
- Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie on "See These Bones"
- Phil Wandscher of Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter
- Martin Wenk of Calexico, horns on "Ice On The Wing"
- Coralie Clément, high vocals on "The Fox"
- Louie Lino, keyboards
- Joe McGinty
- Lianne Smith, vocals on "The Film Did Not Go Round"
- Jason Marquis, acoustic guitar on "The Film Did Not Go Round"
