Indie rock band Nada Surf first hit big on college radio in 1996 with their driving, guitar forward song, “Popular.” The band started playing together four years earlier while attending college in Vermont. But they’re perhaps best known as a New York City band, where their lead singer and primary songwriter, Matthew Caws came of age.

Caws is known as a vulnerable, and often reflective songwriter who tackles everything from social anxiety to politics in his work. Nada Surf’s latest album, Moon Mirror, is the band’s tenth studio album. It's both introspective and at times, and hard hitting.

On today’s episode Bruce Headlam talks to Matthew Caws about growing up on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in a house filled with baroque music, and how he thinks some of the classical instrumentation may have influenced his own writing. Mathew also recalls the time Nada Surf backed up Joey Ramone and played a full Ramones set at Coney Island High. And he performs two songs from Nada Surf’s latest album, Moon Mirror, for us live.

You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite Nada Surf songs HERE.

Indie rock band Nada Surf first hit big on college radio in 1996 with their driving, guitar forward song, &ldquo;Popular.&rdquo; The band started playing together four years earlier while attending college in Vermont. But they&rsquo;re perhaps best known as a New York City band, where their lead singer and primary songwriter, Matthew Caws came of age.
Caws is known as a vulnerable, and often reflective songwriter who tackles everything from social anxiety to politics in his work. Nada Surf&rsquo;s latest album, Moon Mirror, is the band&rsquo;s tenth studio album. It's both introspective and at times, and hard hitting.
On today&rsquo;s episode Bruce Headlam talks to Matthew Caws about growing up on Manhattan&rsquo;s Upper West Side in a house filled with baroque music, and how he thinks some of the classical instrumentation may have influenced his own writing. Mathew also recalls the time Nada Surf backed up Joey Ramone and played a full Ramones set at Coney Island High. And he performs two songs from Nada Surf&rsquo;s latest album, Moon Mirror, for us live.
You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite Nada Surf songs <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1RkTp2oLKnwNhtHmGxHGC7?si=f35a6cdb180d4357&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=956d52fd34d94c41">HERE</a>.

Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating—and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating&mdash;and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

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Nada Surf

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