Nada Surf - The Weight Is A Gift Part 1

Wow, great album. Their best album. Easily. Caws’ unique voice and lyrical writing shows the band’s prowess in developing into one of the better indie/alternative independent artists out there a well as his accompaniment from Elliot and Lorca on drums and bass.

Concrete Bed

The opening track is fitting with their love-based album The Weight Is A Gift and its predominant lyric “To find someone you love, you gotta be someone you love” shows its deep yet simple meaning – Only your OWN heart knows what it wants you know? There’s no stopping that. The musical composition is excellent as well, showing their new and unique version of indie rock with great rhythm acoustic guitar.

Do It Again

This song is another great rhythm song and I felt that when listening to this album, this song made it as a really good driving track. It has the album title’s lyric – “maybe this weight was a gift” and it makes so much sense; having a burden on your shoulders is a good thing, whether it be love or a friendship, it’s worth it. Funny as it is my friend actually interpreted as literal weights in the gym so now I get to tease him. Clearly, he’s what I would call a music person.

Always Love

This again is a good song, which still hasn’t demonstrated as of yet, their unique indie sound but is my personal favourite track on the record as it really sums up choices in life in a few lines – “To make a mountain of your life is just a choice.” Composed well with the soft guitar tone and then an overdriven verse as it simply compares those two great opposing emotions – hate and love with great assistance by Elliot on percussion. Be careful kids, this choice is between having a hill or Everest on your shoulders.