Karmic

Rock · 1996 · 5 tracks

Karmic

Gritty, unpolished 1996 EP capturing the band before the radio hits. A raw blend of slacker-rock apathy and sharp, melodic anxiety.

It's the sound of Nada Surf before they were famous, recorded in a basement and full of beautiful, fuzzy anxiety.

A restless, unpolished meditation on 90s apathy and quiet existential fear.

Karmic · vs · Nada Surf

Lo Fi+3.9σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks

01

Telescope

3:04

02

Sea Knows When

3:37

03

Everybody Lies

2:22

04

Treehouse

2:42

05

Nothing

2:31

Moments Worth Waiting For

the sudden shift from the lethargic verses of Nothing into the desperate, distorted guitar crunch of the chorus

the way the vocals on Telescope sound like they are being whispered from the back of a crowded room

the jagged, nervous energy of the drum fills on Everybody Lies that feel like they are about to trip over themselves

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