BadComrade wrote:Nope, Bob Rock.

"Yeah, it sounds more like Rocco Nastasia. Try it again"

I just picked up the new album. I thought that On Leaving was disappointing. You Follow Me is not.


I didn't think I'd ever get a chance to see Nina perform live, but she's coming here next month and I am VERY EXCITED.

Mama Clortho wrote:she's coming here and I am VERY EXCITED.

By Jove, i'll second that.

Mama Clortho wrote:You Follow Me is not.

i prefer it to On Leaving as well. it "flows" a bit more.

i do think Our Discussion would be a better listen without the percussion though...

i've shit myself about six times listening to "you follow me." it's got plenty ot breathing room in it, and it just sounds fantastic.

was it recorded live with them both in the same room?

bellulah wrote:i've shit myself about six times listening to "you follow me." it's got plenty ot breathing room in it, and it just sounds fantastic.

was it recorded live with them both in the same room?

This article says it was recorded in two days, and mentions an one-star review in 'The Independent'. Fuck 'The Independent'.

Having been encouraged to check out Ms. Nastasia's music by a number of people I respect, I am ready to take the plunge. I only hope that the following statement proves to be inaccurate:

wiggins wrote:like a female jason molina.

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:Having been encouraged to check out Ms. Nastasia's music by a number of people I respect, I am ready to take the plunge. I only hope that the following statement proves to be inaccurate:

wiggins wrote:like a female jason molina.

I played a show with this guy. Instead of watching him, I got drunk and talked to a friend of mine in a good band. He had a douchebag fan stand up in the middle of the set...told everyone to shut the fuck up. The same man also bought me a beer during my set. I'm a bit conflicted.

I have to admit though, at the Intonation Festival in 2005, I enjoyed their (Magnolia Electric Co.) set.

My mawkish story.


I listen to Nina Nastasia a lot. Since I first heard Stormy Weather on a comp, shortly before The Blackened Air was released, I have been listening to her much more than I do anything else.

I guess you could say that she is my favourite.

The years I have been listening to Nina have been...arduous - and as corny as it sounds, her music always brought me solace.

When I heard Nina would be coming here to perform with Jim White, I was shocked. I never expected that I would get a chance to see her perform. As far as I knew, she really didn't have much of a fanbase here. The strangest thing for me was, that the day before I found out about her tour, it had become evident and was confirmed, that I had entered remission.

I had very rarely been anywhere outside of my parent's house and hospital for close to four years. One of the few times I can remember going out was to see The Residents and Dead C a couple of years ago. It was diasterous, and the only live show I'd seen during this time. I decided to travel interstate, re-connect with friends, celebrate, adjust and see Nina. The whole thing was a very big deal for me. Bizarre but really fucking exciting.


Responding to music with tears was something I had never really understood. I think I even considered to be a ridiculous affectation.

Nina comes out, sings a note, and I weep. Weep weep weep weep weep. She plays a particular song, and I sob like a mad man and I am on the verge of coniption.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB.

It was the best show of my life (despite the fact that I had not been in years, I have been to many, don't you worry)

THE END.


1.Without even talking to her, I am quite confident that Nina Nastasia is the most endearing person on the planet.

2. A page or so back, Itchy mentioned how refreshing it is to see someone that takes their art so seriously, but not themselves. This is TRUE.

3. In this thread, I have complained about On Leaving not being as good as her earlier work. I was WRONG and FULL OF SHIT.




none more not crap.

I loved 'On Leaving'.

That sounds like it was a great show. I only saw her the once back in '02 at the Shellac ATP but she was really excellent.