The Blackened Air
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The Blackened Air is the second album by American
singer-songwriter
Nina Nastasia
. The final track, That's All There Is, was held over from sessions for her debut, Dogs. It was released in 2002 by Touch and Go Records
.
Engineered by Steve Albini
at Electrical Audio
in Chicago
.
United States
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Nina Nastasia
Nina Nastasia
Nina Nastasia is a New York City-based singer-songwriter born in Hollywood, California.-Biography:She began writing songs in 1993, and released her first album, Dogs, in 2000. Only 1,500 copies of the album were initially pressed, with Nastasia putting together the album packaging herself in her...
. The final track, That's All There Is, was held over from sessions for her debut, Dogs. It was released in 2002 by Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...
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Track listing
- "Run, All You…"
- "I Go With Him"
- "This Is What It Is"
- "Oh, My Stars"
- "All for You"
- "So Little"
- "Desert Fly"
- "Ugly Face"
- "In the Graveyard"
- "Ocean"
- "Rosemary"
- "The Same Day"
- "Been So Long"
- "The Very Next Day"
- "Little Angel"
- "That's All There Is"
Recording information
- Nina Nastasia - Guitar, Vocals
- Jay Bellerose - Drums
- Joshua Carlebach - Accordion
- Stephen Day - Cello
- Gerry Leonard - Guitar, Mandolin
- Gonzalo Munoz - Saw
- Dave Richards - Bass
- Dylan Willemsa - Violin
- Peter Yanowitz - Drums on 16
Engineered by Steve Albini
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
at Electrical Audio
Electrical Audio
Electrical Audio is a recording facility founded in Chicago, Illinois by musician and recording engineer Steve Albini in 1997. Hundreds of independent music projects have been recorded there....
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
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