Dec 1, 2023
On today's episode, I talk to musician Nina Nastasia. Originally
from Los Angeles, CA, Nina began writing songs in 1993 but
initially had no real ambitions to be a professional musician. She
ended up recording many of those songs with Steve Albini, and they
became her debut album Dogs, which was released in 2000. Albini
sent the record to John Peel, who championed it on his radio show,
and Nina began to garner both fans and acclaim. Since then, she's
recorded and released seven albums on labels like Touch and Go and
Fat Cat Records, and her latest project, Jolie Laide, is a
collaboration with musician Jeff MacLeod, and their self-titled
debut album was just released on Oscar St. Records!
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