Nada Surf kicked off their tour tonight in New York City, the same day their new album, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, hit stores. The band played with a second guitarist, Doug Gillard, and plowed through tracks from almost every album of their 20-year career.

The setlist was:

1) Clear Eye Clouded Mind*
2) Waiting for Something*
3) Happy Kid
4) Whose Authority
5) Weightless
6) Teenage Dreams*
7) What is Your Secret?
8 ) Jules and Jim*
9) Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode cover)
10) The Future*
11) 80 Windows
12) When I Was Young*
13) High Speed Soul
14) The Moon is Calling*
15) See These Bones
Encore
16) Blonde on Blonde
17) The Way You Wear Your Head
18) Always Love
19) Looking Through*

*indicates a new song

Despite a few feed issues during the first two songs, the rest of the show streamed almost perfectly. Killer idea too – I’d love to see more bands pick up this tactic. Streaming the first show can be a great marketing tool to sell tickets to later dates on the tour.

The band seemed stoked to be back out there playing live…especially in their hometown. I can’t wait for the April 7th show at Webster Hall when I’ll be there in person!

A review of the new album is shortly on the horizon, gentle readers. But tis late. Til then, I leave you with a quote from the new single:

When I was young, I didn’t know if I was better off asleep or up
Now I’ve grown up, I wonder what was that world I was dreaming of…