If I Had a Hi-Fi explained

If I Had A Hi-Fi
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Nada Surf
Cover:	If I Had A Hi-Fi.jpg
Recorded:	2009–2010
Studio:	various
Length:	41:09
Label:	Mardev Records
Producer:	Nada Surf
Prev Title:	Lucky
Prev Year:	2008
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Next Year:	2012

If I Had a Hi-Fi is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Nada Surf. 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.

Track listing

Original artists in brackets

1. "Electrocution" (Bill Fox) – 3:13
2. "Enjoy the Silence" (Depeche Mode) – 3:21
3. "Love Goes On!" (The Go-Betweens) – 3:02
4. "Janine" (Arthur Russell) – 1:04
5. "You Were So Warm" (Dwight Twilley) – 2:48
6. "Love and Anger" (Kate Bush) – 4:50
7. "The Agony of Laffitte" (Spoon) – 3:50
8. "Bye Bye Beauté" (Coralie Clément) – 3:37
9. "Question" (The Moody Blues) – 5:17
10. "Bright Side" (Soft Pack) – 3:06
11. "Evolución" (Mercromina) – 5:10
12. "I Remembered What I Was Going to Say" (The Silly Pillows) – 1:52
13. "Conquering Fox (Lino Mix)" - 6:34 (vinyl only bonus track)
14. "Conquering Fox (Dr. Isreal Mix) - 6:15 (vinyl only bonus track)
15. "Lexicon Dub" - (vinyl only bonus track)

Personnel:

• Matthew Caws - vocals, guitar
• Daniel Lorca - bass guitar, vocals
• Ira Elliot - 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

Reference:

https://www.discogs.com/master/287206-Nada-Surf-If-I-Had-A-Hi-Fi

https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dmvh/

https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/nada-surf-if-i-had-a-hi-fi-348365/