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Nada Surf, aka the sappiest indie poppers in the Barsuk catalog not named Death Cab for Cutie, will follow up 2005's The Weight Is a Gift with their fifth full-length on February 5. It's called Lucky, and speaking of Death Cab, Ben Gibbard is among the album's guests, alongside Ed Harcourt, the Long Winters' John Roderick, and Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter guitarist Phil Wandscher. It's a regular Barsuk party.

Lucky will make its way to European shores February 4 (February 18 in the UK), and early pressings of the record will come with a four-song bonus CD.

The band has plenty of tour dates to keep them and us occupied before and after those staggered releases, including engagements in Europe, the U.S., and Canada.

Lucky:

01 See These Bones
02 Whose Authority
03 Beautiful Beat
04 Here Goes Something
05 Weightless
06 Are You Lightning?
07 I Like What You Say
08 From Now On
09 Ice on the Wing
10 The Fox
11 The Film Did Not Go 'Round

Nada Surf:

01-09 Toronto, Ontario - Sonic Boom (in-store)
01-19 Vienna, Austria - Arena
01-22 London, England - Borderline
01-30 Seattle, WA - The Triple Door (acoustic)
01-31 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge (acoustic)
02-02 San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall (acoustic)
02-07 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
02-08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
02-14 Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken
02-15 Vigo, Spain - Sala A
02-16 Bilbao, Spain - Cafe Antxokia
02-20 Paris, France - Showcase
02-21 London, England - Scala
02-22 Manchester, England - Club Academy
02-23 Glasgow, Scotland - Garage
02-25 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique/Orangerie
02-26 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg/Max
02-27 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
02-28 Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan
02-29 Berlin, Germany - Columbiaclub
03-01 Munich, Germany - Backstage
03-03 Lausanne, Switzerland - Salle Metropole
03-04 Zurich, Switzerland - Rohsotfflager
03-05 Milan, Italy - Music Drone
03-12-16 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-17 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse Music Venue *
03-18 San Diego, CA - House of Blues *
03-19 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre *
03-21 Pomona, CA - Glass House *
03-22 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
03-25 Sacramento, CA - Harlow's *
03-26 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
03-28 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
03-29 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
04-01 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre ^
04-02 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room ^
04-03 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ^
04-04 Chicago, IL - Metro ^
04-05 Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew's Hall ^
04-07 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House ^
04-08 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda ^
04-10 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club ^
04-11 New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
04-12 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club ^
04-13 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero ^

* with the Little Ones
^ with What Made Milwaukee Famous
# with Superdrag