Record Review / Nada Surf

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/6773/nadasurf-thestarsareindifferenttoastronomy-2012

This kind of uncomplicated pop music is dangerous territory because it can easily become too smooth, glossy, and unspecific: an Everyband peddling universal feelings. Most of the time, though, Nada Surf avoid this trap by trading in specificities, often touchingly so, and treading on their way with a strong, melodic hook.