Nada Surf return with news of their ninth studio album, Never Not Together, which is set for release February 7 via City Slang. The band are sharing the lead single & video from the record ‘Something I Should Do’ online now.

"Empathy is good/ lack of empathy is bad/ holy math says we're never not together" singer Matthew Caws declares at the end of ‘Something I Should Do’, a crashing powerpop track with an insistent melody that adds urgency to his thoughts about 21st-century life.

With their new album, Nada Surf— Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca, Ira Elliot, and their longtime friend and collaborator Louie Lino—continue pursuing their humanistic vision of the world through hooky, catchy rock songs with sharply drawn, yet tenderly felt lyrics. Never Not Together, is a wide-ranging collection of songs that revel in the group's ability to evoke and reflect grand and intricately wrought emotions, whether through sweeping guitar solos or hushed-whisper vocals. 

The concept of "holy math" which informs that line—and the album's title—was inspired by a Justin Vernon appearance on the Song Exploder podcast, where the Bon Iver leader talked about the interconnectedness of humans. "We're all together, and that's just the way it is, and the way it always will be," says Caws. "That's the sacred truth of it."

See Nada Surf live:

25.02. UK Cambridge - Junction 22

12.03. UK London - Electric Ballroom

13.03. UK Manchester - Academy 3

14.03. IRL Dublin - Button Factory

15.03. UK Glasgow - St-Lukes

German indie three-piece KOJ share their new single ‘Home’ along with a music video. ‘Home’ explores the idea of belonging and finding a home in yourself, that truly feels authentic. It’s about all the confusion and uncertainty that goes along with the search for meaning and purpose in life. ‘Home’ is the first single of the upcoming album and the result of an intense songwriting and recording process.

KOJ comments on new single ‘Home’: "Writing and recording ‘Home’ has been one hell of a journey for us! The song existed in about five different versions already, but we just never seemed to get it to a state where it really felt right. The song is super important to us, as it explores the idea of belonging and what it really means to feel at home with yourself, so we dove deep into songwriting once again in early 2019 and finally recorded the version of ‘Home’ that we had envisioned in our minds.

‘Home’ was recorded entirely in our home studio in a very intimate setting. In that way we were able to bring out the essence of the song whilst working with a minimalistic set up to be able to hone in on the underlying emotions of the song."

KOJ live

30.04. UK, London - O2 Islington Academy 2 /w Demons Of Ruby Mae