Lucky

NY's Nada Surf has been together for almost a dozen years, becoming one of America's most resilient and truly independent bands. Along with their previous two albums, 2003's Let Go and 2005's The Weight Is A Gift, Lucky is the final piece of a rather astounding trilogy that, taken as a whole, manages to express more about the frustrations and joys of modern life than most artists can expect to assemble over a career. Guest appearances include Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger), Ed Harcourt (English singer-pianist), Phil Wandscher (Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter), and John Roderick (The Long Winters). Barsuk.