Name: The Blackened Air
Brand: Nina Nastasia

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

TG231lp-C1

Colour

Clear

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

180g Vinyl

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-10-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

036172093137

Total Cap

Clear LP

TG231cd

Extended format: No

2002-04-09

036172093120

Artist

Nina Nastasia

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Touch and Go

<p>Nina Nastasia is an American folk singer-songwriter born on May 13, 1966 in Los Angeles, California. With her captivating voice and heartfelt lyrics, she has become a prominent figure in the music industry. Her unique blend of folk and indie rock influences creates a mesmerizing sound that resonates with listeners. Nina's songs delve into themes of love, loss, and personal experiences, drawing inspiration from her own life journey. Her soulful performances have garnered critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base worldwide.</p>

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On The Blackened Air (her second album but first for Touch and Go, originally released in 2002), Nina Nastasia and her band are not content to just support a vocal melody; they pry it apart and look down it's throat. The stringed and wind instruments (viola, cello, mandolin, accordion, bowed saw, acoustic and electric guitars) reach up out of the songs into rarefied territory. Little stories of Peeping Toms and the police lights they bring with them, graveyards and impolite family, epigrams against disaster, depression, simple forgetfulness, all delivered so effortlessly that the precision of the delivery registers long after it's substance has left it's mark. When she sings "I'm not hiding anything / I'm not trying to fool you at all," in a song titled "That's All There Is," it is all the truth.&nbsp;

A generation-plus of young troubadours pine for things they never had to lose, as if sadness and depression were inevitable consequences of being alive. Nastasia's music is an antidote to all of that. The Blackened Air is a darkish record not just in title, but by examining everything without caving in to decadence or solipsism, it is a rejuvenating experience. It is informed, without affect, unique, and succinct. Above all, it is beautiful to hear and a pleasure to have in one's home.

The Blackened Air

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Discover The Blackened Air by Nina Nastasia on vinyl. A dark and beautiful album that prys apart vocal melodies with stringed and wind instruments. Label: Touch and Go.