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The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy is the seventh album by alternative rock band Nada Surf. The album was released by Barsuk Records on January 18, 2012, in Japan, January 23, 2012, in Europe, and January 24, 2012, in the United States. It is their first album of original material since 2008's Lucky.
Track listing
All tracks written by Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca and Ira Elliot.
"Clear Eye Clouded Mind" – 3:40
"Waiting for Something" – 3:35
"When I Was Young" – 5:18
"Jules and Jim" – 4:24
"The Moon Is Calling" – 3:08
"Teenage Dreams" – 3:47
"Looking Through" – 4:00
"Let the Fight Do the Fighting" – 3:17
"No Snow on the Mountain" – 4:04
"The Future" – 3:02
Deluxe edition bonus CD
"The Future" (Acoustic) – 2:57
"Looking Through" (Acoustic) – 3:43
"When I Was Young" (Acoustic) – 4:44
"Waiting for Something" (Acoustic) – 3:37
"Clear Eye Clouded Mind" (Acoustic) – 3:48
Personnel
Nada Surf
Matthew Caws
Daniel Lorca
Ira Elliot
Additional musicians
Doug Gillard – lead guitar
Joe McGinty – keyboards
Martin Wenk – trumpet, keyboards, xylophone
Phillip Peterson – cello
Louie Lino – keyboards
Chris Shaw – guitar, keyboard
Production
Chris Shaw – production
Nada Surf – production
Chris Shaw – mixing (at Sparky Space)
Greg Calbi – mastering (for Sterling Sound NYC)
Steve Fallone – mastering assistance (for Sterling Sound NYC)
Tom Beaujour – engineering