The Proximity Effect [US Bonus Tracks]

• Artist: Nada Surf
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• Release Date: September 22, 1998
• Genre: Rock

Review

On their second album of amiable alternapop, New York trio Nada Surf casually strolls through a thick catalog of various post-grunge styles to suitable, but uninteresting, effect. Producer Fred Maher brings a more rounded, and heftier, wall of sound to their delicately balanced tales of life in the superficial and wishy-washy '90s than Ric Ocasek did on their 1996 debut, High/Low, but it's all ultimately disposable and utterly forgettable. While there are times where The Proximity Effect tries to break out of the limiting corner of the alt-rock universe it's staked for itself (like the power-popping, rave-up "Why Are You So Mean to Me?"), more often than not it returns to the familiar, and assumingly comforting, haven of angst-free pop. There's nothing really wrong with that concept, but it's certainly one that will keep Nada Surf marked and suppressed with hyphenated labels. (This album was reissued in 2003 with the addition of two bonus tracks ["Silent Fighting" and "Spooky"], a video for "Firecracker," and a virtual tour of the band's studio.)~ Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Hyperspace	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(4:36)
Amateur	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(4:01)
80 Windows	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(4:24)
Mother's Day	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(3:46)
Troublemaker	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(4:21)
Bacardi	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(4:01)
Bad Best Friend	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(4:10)
Dispossession	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(2:53)
The Voices	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(3:28)
Firecracker	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(3:47)
Slow Down	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(4:09)
Robot	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(4:35)
Silent Fighting [*]	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(3:50)
Spooky [*]	Nada Surf	Nada Surf	(3:54)
Virtual Studio Tour [Multimedia Track]		Nada Surf
Firecracker [Multimedia Track]	Nada Surf	Nada Surf

Credits

Jack Hersca (Assistant), John Travis (Mixing), Andy Salas (Assistant), Peter Lewy (Cello), Steve Mandel (Assistant), Chris Fudurich (Engineer), Trish Bauer (Booking), Daniel Lorca (Scenery), Mario DeArce (Assistant), Judith VanOverbruggen (Photography), Daniel Lorca (Artwork), Greg Gasperino (Assistant), Daniel Lorca (Design), Padraic Aubrey (Assistant), Dan "The Man" Humiston (Assistant), Tyler Dalstead (Assistant), John Parthum (Engineer), Daniel Lorca (Vocals), Ira Elliot (Drums), Sam Erickson (Photography), Mike Greek (Booking), Lloyd Puckitt (Engineer), Carl Plaster (Drums), Matthew Caws (Guitar), Ben Grassinni (Assistant), Dylan Williams (Viola), Fred Maher (Producer), Lloyd Puckitt (Mixing), Bryce Goggin (?), Fred Maher (Mixing), Jack Joseph Puig (Mixing), John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (Assistant), Matthew Caws (Vocals), Daniel Lorca (Bass), Ira Elliot (Vocals (Background)), Chris Fudurich (Wurlitzer), Daniel Lorca (Enhanced CD Design), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Jim Champagne (Assistant)