Ifihadahifi
Nada Surf Ep +3
Anyone can play a song, but not everyone can put themselves through the wind-sprint endurance tests that IfIHadAHiFis sets, and records, consist of. Active since the year 2000, the Milwaukee based group have released 3 1/2 albums to an ever-increasing amount of critical acclaim. Their new release, the Nada Surf EP (its title a response to the titular bands use of the name If-I-Had-AHiFi for the title of their latest record) and its three bonus tracks retain the aggressiveness of past recordings, while upgrading their melodic sensibilities on songs such as "Spy in the House of Fuck" and the intense yet poppy "Arson, You Let Me Down." Fear not, however-their trademark feedback, howling synthesizers, and frenetic drumming are still front and center.