Nada Surf

• Matthew Caws - vocals, guitar
• Daniel Lorca - bass
• Ira Elliot - drums

Caws and Lorca played in various bands together until Daniel went to Spain - the country where an embryonic Nada Surf (who had also gone by the name Because Because Because) released their first 7" with an indie label.

The band recorded an LP but after replacing their original drummer with Ira, the deal went stale. A demo copy of the album fell into the hands of Ric Ocasek (ex-The Cars, produced Weezer, No Doubt, etc) who offered to produce new recordings of the tracks which went on to become 1996 debut High/Low, on Elektra.

Their 1998 follow up The Proximity Effect, taught the band some harsh lessons in label politics. After a lot of fighting with an out of touch label, they eventually took back the rights to release the record themselves.

Undeterred, and filled with a more independent spirit, the band toured before working on their third album - Let Go - released in 2002.

Often compared to Weezer, Pavement and the spiky guitar sounds of The Cars, the band have appeared on tribute albums to The Pixies and Iggy Pop.