The Weight is a Gift is infectious and dreamy pop that is sure to be a hit with fans and critics again, and no doubt leave the Elektra brass scratching their empty heads.  Full text...

It's a coursing, live-wire rock track in the Let Go mold, with a fluttery melody that moves with erratic beauty.   Full text...

If you had Nada Surf down as a one-hit wonder indie band that should remain sidelined to compilation tapes, then the magnetic glory of this album will turn your head.   Full text...

Nada Surf stands a good chance to become popular – the real deal, no less – with The Weight is a Gift.   Full text...

Today, any review of a Nada Surf album has a different reference point: their brilliant 2002 release Let Go, held by Blogcritics and other reviewers to be one of the top 5 albums of 2003 after it was re-released on Barsuk.  Full text...

The Weight is a Gift is a wonderful balance of rock and pop, and blends great songwriting with sweetened guitar riffs, bass hooks, and poppy, catchy rhythms.   Full text...

Well, the follow-up to Let Go has arrived, and we couldn't be more thrilled to tell you, The Weight is a Gift is just that - a gift.   Full text...

They're now content being Nada Surf --the spiky, slightly troubled troubadours who made the world sing in unison.   Full text...

The Weight Is A Gift is the band's fourth album – proof that their desire to play music was genuine rather than a means to disappear in the brief glow of the spotlight.   Full text...

The Weight is a Gift is a worthy sequel to the pure pop bliss of 2002's Let Go.  Full text...

It’s not often that a one-hit wonder gets the chance to turn its career around.  Full text...

Time has allowed Nada Surf to uncover the truth in the trite, but it has also eroded some of the band's personality.  Full text...

2003's Let Go, The Weight Is a Gift is a top-notch collection of sad-eyed guitar ballads such as "Always Love."   Full text...

It's just another above average release from another indie band.  Full text...

The band keeps pulling back at the wrong times and misses countless opportunities to move in for the kill. Just because Let Go confirmed the members of Nada Surf can create decent pop songs doesn't mean they should keep replicating the formula.  Full text...

The Weight Is a Gift is a slim, focused effort that moves forward by cutting back on some of the musical bombast but fails to produce a song as compelling as the best on Let Go.  Full text...