''If I Had a Hi-Fi'' is the sixth studio album by
American alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
band
Nada Surf
Nada Surf is an American alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1992, consisting of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums), and Daniel Lorca (bass, backing vocals).
After initially operating under the name Helicopter, Caw ...
. It was released on June 8, 2010, on Mardev Records. It consists only of
covers chosen by the band members themselves.
The album title is a
palindrome
A palindrome (Help:IPA/English, /ˈpæl.ɪn.droʊm/) is a word, palindromic number, number, phrase, or other sequence of symbols that reads the same backwards as forwards, such as ''madam'' or ''racecar'', the date "Twosday, 02/02/2020" and th ...
.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Matthew Caws – vocals, guitar
*
Daniel Lorca – bass guitar, vocals
*
Ira Elliot
Nada Surf is an American alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1992, consisting of Matthew Caws (guitar, vocals), Ira Elliot (drums), and Daniel Lorca (bass, backing vocals).
After initially operating under the name Helicopter, Caw ...
– drums, vocals
;Additional personnel
*Doug Gillard – guitar
*Joe McGinty – keyboards
*Louie Lino – programming
*Philip Peterson & Victoria Parker – string arrangements
;Mixed by:
*Joe Agnello at Head Gear, Brooklyn on 1, 5 & 10
*John Goodmanson at Bogroll, Seattle on 2, 3, 6, 9 & 11
*Louie Lino at Resonate, Austin on 4, 7, & 12
*Tom Beaujour at Nuthouse, Hoboken on 8
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, assisted by Ryan Smith.
References
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Nada Surf albums
2010 albums
2010s covers albums