On February 7, not long after Nada Surf plays their headlining show at the Doug Fir Lounge, the steadfast quartet of indie rockers will release their ninth studio album Never Not Together. By that point, the group’s new songs, written by its well-coiffed leader Matthew Caws, will likely be ringing through your head, each sparkling guitar hook and New Wave-informed, power pop-infused melody gnawing at your memory as you wait to get your hands on a copy of the new LP. It will only make the feeling of hearing these songs in their recorded form that much more wonderful.

by Robert Ham