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If I Had a Hi-Fi

{{For|the noise rock band|IfIHadAHiFi}}

{{Infobox album

| name = If I Had A Hi-Fi

| type = Studio

| artist = Nada Surf

| cover = If I Had A Hi-Fi.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2010|6|8}}

| recorded = 2009–2010

| venue =

| studio = various

| genre =

| length = 41:09

| label = Mardev Records

| producer = Nada Surf

| prev_title = Lucky

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy

| 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.

Reception

{{Music ratings

|aggregate1 = Metacritic

|aggregate1score = 74/100{{cite web | last=Surf | first=Nada | title=If I Had A Hi-Fi by Nada Surf | website=Metacritic | date=8 June 2010 | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/if-i-had-a-hi-fi | access-date=28 February 2024}}

|rev1= Billboard

|rev1score = 3.5/5{{cite magazine | title=Nada Surf, "If I Had a Hi-Fi" | magazine=Billboard | date=2 July 2010 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nada-surf-if-i-had-a-hi-fi-1069073/ | access-date=28 February 2024}}

|rev2= Slant Magazine

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | last=Keefe | first=Jonathan | title=Review: Nada Surf, If I Had a Hi-Fi | website=Slant Magazine | date=7 June 2010 | url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/nada-surf-if-i-had-a-hi-fi/ | access-date=28 February 2024}}

|rev3 = Under the Radar

|rev3score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web | last=Valish | first=Frank | title=If I Had a Hi-Fi | website=Under the Radar Magazine | date=28 February 2024 | url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/if_i_had_a_hi-fi | access-date=28 February 2024}}

}}

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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

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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/

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Category:Nada Surf albums

Category:2010 albums

Category:2010s covers albums