Moon Mirror (Nada Surf album)

Moon Mirror is the tenth studio album by American band Nada Surf.[1] It was released on September 13, 2024, by New West Records.[2]

Moon Mirror
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)
Length44:06
LabelNew West
ProducerIan Laughton and Nada Surf
Nada Surf chronology
Never Not Together
(2020)
Moon Mirror
(2024)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Fire Note     [4]
Glide Magazine     [5]
MusicOMH4/4[6]
Paste          [7]
PopMatters7/10[8]
Rolling Stone    [9]

Moon Mirror received acclaim from critics. Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone called it Nada Surf's "most musically and emotionally passionate album in years, on the level of gems like Let Go, The Weight Is a Gift, and The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy."[9] In a four-star review, John Murphy of MusicOMH dubbed the album "a fine example of just how consistent one of the USA's most overlooked rock bands have been over the decades."[6] Metacritic, an online aggregator that applies a weighted average score of 0 to 100, with 100 being the top score, assigned an average score of 80, based on 9 reviews.[3]

Track listing

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Moon Mirror track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Second Skin"3:59
2."In Front of Me Now"3:42
3."Moon Mirror"3:05
4."Losing"4:06
5."Intel and Dreams"2:24
6."The One You Want"4:43
7."New Propeller"5:18
8."Open Seas"4:16
9."X Is You"3:50
10."Give Me the Sun"3:34
11."Floater"5:09
Total length:44:06

References

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  1. ^ Esson, Dave (September 13, 2024). "Nada Surf: Moon Mirror". Daily Express. p. 39.
  2. ^ Griffly, Chris (September 10, 2024). "Album Review: Nada Surf Is Back, Gazing into the 'Moon Mirror'". No Depression (magazine). Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Anthony, Christopher (September 13, 2024). "Nada Surf: Moon Mirror Album Review". The Fire Note. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Moore, John (September 11, 2024). "Nada Surf Continues to Evolve Indie-pop Sounds on 'Moon Mirror'". Glide Magazine. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Murphy, John (September 13, 2024). "Nada Surf - Moon Mirror". MusicOMH. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Salmon, Ben (September 13, 2024). "With Moon Mirror, Nada Surf Add Another Great Record to Their Remarkably Consistent Catalog". Paste. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Conaton, Chris (September 17, 2024). "Nada Surf Have a Good Time on 'Moon Mirror'". Pop Matters. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Sheffield, Rob (September 10, 2024). "No Hits, No Problem: Nada Surf Are Grassroots Giants". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 12, 2024.