Nina Nastasia

Nina Nastasia
Background information
Born (1966-05-13) May 13, 1966 (age 58)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active1999–present
Labels
Member ofJolie Laide

Nina Maria Nastasia[1] (/nəˈstɑːziə/ nuh-stAH-ssee-uh;[2] born May 13, 1966)[3] is an American folk singer-songwriter. A native of Los Angeles, she first came to prominence in New York City in 2000 after Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel began giving her debut album, Dogs, airplay. The album earned Nastasia a cult following, and was re-released in 2004.[4] Her fifth studio album release, You Follow Me (2007), was a collaboration with Australian drummer Jim White of Dirty Three.

As of 2022, Nastasia has released a total of seven studio albums, each recorded by Steve Albini. Her musical style has been described as folk and country-influenced with neo-Gothic overtones,[5][6] often featuring sparse acoustic guitar accompanied by string arrangements.

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  3. ^ "Nina Nastasia". Apple Music. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Seven Haunted Ladies of Folk Noir". Bandcamp Daily. November 18, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Spin Staff (September 14, 2007). "Nina Nastasia and Jim White, 'You Follow Me'". Spin. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Rogers, Andy. "Nina Nastasia". BBC. Keeping it Peel. Retrieved December 30, 2017.