Nina Nastasia
Country of origin:
USA
Type of music generally:
Mostly country-flavoured alternative indie-folk, though occasionally more experimental
Status:
Most recent release, Outlaster (2010)
See also:
Fat Cat Records' Nina Nastasia page
Comparisons:
Mirah, though the one experimental-flavoured track of hers I've heard really reminds me of Baxter. (Neile)
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Mostly country-flavoured alternative indie-folk, though one track is more experimental
Recommended first album:
Any
Recordings:
- Dogs (2000, reissued 2005)
- The Blackened Air (2002)
- Run to Ruin (2003)
- On Leaving (2006)
- You Follow Me (with Jim White, 2007)
- What She Doesn't Know (2008)
- Outlaster (2010)
Dogs
Release info:
2000—Socialist—0012
Availability:
Wide in U.S.
Ecto priority:
Recommended for fans of countryish alternafolk
Group members:
Nina Nastasia—guitar, vocals
Guest artists:
Stephen Day—cello
Dave Richards—bass
Peter Yanowitz—drums
Gerry Leonard—guitar
Juliann Klopotic—violin
Joshua Carlebach—accordion
Produced by:
Steve Albini
Comments:
Has anyone heard Nina Nastasia's album Dogs? I stumbled across a copy a few weeks ago. It is absolutely incredible and comes in the nicest packaging I have ever seen for a cd :) (gordodo@optonline.net)
The Blackened Air
Release info:
2002—Touch and Go Records, P.O. Box 25520, Chicago, IL 60625
Availability:
Wide in U.S.
Ecto priority:
Recommended for fans of countryish alternafolk
Group members:
Nina Nastasia—vocals, guitar
Guest artists:
Jay Bellerose—drums
Joshua Carlebach—accordion
Stephen Day—cello
Gerry Leonard—guitar, mandolin
Gonzalo Muñoz
Dave Richards—bass
Dyland Willemsa—viola
Peter Yanowitz—drums on 1 track
Produced by:
Steve Albini
Comments:
For me this was a real bait-and-switch. I found one advance sample from this disc—"This Is What It Is" which has an urgent, contemporary feel that the rest of this is lacking. While I like both "Ocean" and "Rosemary", most of this leaves me cold—it's just not my thing. Her moody indiefolk sound didn't do much for me at all, I guess because there's so much of that around here. I was hoping for more like "This is What it is" and only got one more track that was somewhat like it. The rest of the album is somber and world-weary country-ish singer-songwriter stuff. (Neile)
Run to Ruin
Release info:
2003—Touch and Go—241
Availability:
Ecto priority:
Recommended for fans of countryish alternafolk
Group members:
Nina Nastasia—acoustic and electric guitar, vocals
Guest artists:
Stephen Day—cello
Dave Richards—bass
Gerry Leonard—banjo, guitar, hammered dulcimer
Peter Deimel, Jim White—drums
Joshua Carlebach—piano, accordion
Produced by:
Steve Albini
Comments:
See above.
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