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  • Summary: The latest full-length release from New York indie rock band Nada Surf was produced by the band and Ian Laughton in Wales.
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  1. Sep 20, 2024
    90
    Caws and Nada Surf hone in so eloquently on the essential, bittersweet ideas at the core of Moon Mirror that their honesty and sweetness can hit unexpectedly hard in the way the best rock albums often do.
  2. Sep 13, 2024
    81
    At 11 tracks and a 44 minute-runtime, it’s packed efficiently with all the things we expect from Nada Surf: propulsive rhythms, jangling guitars, gleaming melodies delivered via Caws’ lithe tenor.
  3. Uncut
    Sep 10, 2024
    80
    The band's deepest and most accomplished effort yet. [Oct 2024, p.40]
  4. Mojo
    Sep 10, 2024
    80
    Nada Surf have always been close to greatness, and Moon Mirror won’t win new fans, but it is wonderful. [Oct 2024, p.82]
  5. Sep 16, 2024
    80
    They’ve probably been around for too long now to attract any new fans, but Moon Mirror is a fine example of just how consistent one of the USA’s most overlooked rock bands have been over the decades.
  6. Sep 17, 2024
    70
    While Nada Surf doesn’t have any big statements to make this time, it’s nice to hear them relaxed and enjoying themselves on Moon Mirror. There’s a lightness to this record that goes well with their power-pop sound, making it a lot of fun.
  7. Record Collector
    Sep 10, 2024
    60
    The music boasts a crunchy (but pleasantly sweet) production sheen that owes a debt to classic British power pop. [Oct 2024, p.103]

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