The cover art for Nada Surf’s 1996 debut, “High/Low,” featured a young boy riding a bicycle off a makeshift diving board. Had they tried, it’s doubtful they could have chosen a more prophetic title, ...

Nada Surf‘s winter tour hit Boston’s The Sinclair on Saturday night and at it, the band paid tribute to hometown hero Ric Ocasek — who produced Nada Surf’s 1996 debut album and died in September — by ...

“Popular” has been called an accidental alt-rock radio hit by almost every music writer who has tackled the subject of Nada Surf. It was on the radio for what seemed an eternity in 1996, and for the ...

Nada Surf first gained national recognition in 1996 when the video for their song “Popular” went into heavy rotation on MTV. As a result, the group toured their debut album, High/Low, heavily, but ...

Chart Attack: What kind of relationship do you have with [your breakout 1996 single] “Popular” now? Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws: One new thing is it’s starting to be a very long time ago. It never had ...

Nada Surf is probably best known for its 1996 hit, “Popular” — a nice ode to a high schooler’s dating angst. It had the spirit of Weezer’s “Sweater Song,” yet less refined. Nonetheless, it’s a fun ...

When Mia Berrin was a teenager in Florida, Nada Surf’s “Popular” was one of her favorite music videos. The 1996 alt-rock hit’s sarcastic perspective spoke to her, as did its subtly subversive gender ...

It takes only one listen to “Popular,” Nada Surf’s signature hit from 1996, to realize the song’s message is delivered with vocalist and guitarist Matthew Caws’ tongue planted firmly in cheek. There ...

New York indie heroes Nada Surf exploded onto the scene in 1996 with surprise hit, rage-fuelled teen-angst anthem, "Popular". Four albums and a dozen years later, the band could not sound more ...