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Track Listings
| 1. We Never Talked |
| 2. I Say That I Will Go |
| 3. Regrets |
| 4. You Her And Me |
| 5. Superstar |
| 6. The Body |
| 7. On Teasing |
| 8. While We Talk |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
With Run to Ruin, her third full-length release, Nastasia seems to recoil from the attention brought by The Blackened Air. That album quietly established her as a cult icon, thanks to its enthralling, intimate blend of southern gothic influences, country and folk. Here, she fills the disc with dense, dark songs that are mostly fixated on unsavory subjects like drug abuse and toxic love. In contrast, Gillian Welch's stark Americana seems sunny. Yet the more Nastasia withdraws into her own world, the more attractive her music becomes. The backstabbers, sharp cliffs and ambulances that litter unsettling songs like "You Her and Me" and "Superstar" prove that the human condition at its worst brings out the singer at her best. --Aidin Vaziri, Amazon.com
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Produced by Steve Albini! Stark 2003 LP from revered New York singer/songwriter.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album did not strike me immediately as the amazing creation it is. It took a little time and several listens for me to truly appreciate it. People often say that about music but that doesn't make it any less of a valid comment. When it happens it usually means the music will be far more rewarding in the long run. That is precisely what 'Run to Ruin' made me feel; rewarded. It's like reading a classic but difficult book, if you stick with it you will not regret it. The stand out tracks for me are 'Regrets' and 'You Her and Me'. Haunting lyrics, mesmerising sounds, special vocals. I strongly recommend this album to anyone who likes music that challenges and forces you to listen just to try and work it out.
Format:Audio CD
A beautifully somber and stark piece of work. NN gives up her usual lush melodic lines for these black and white musical cryptograms. Clocking in at about 35', this razor-blade of a CD will not give you a minute of relief. "The body" is my personal favorite, and one of the most harrowing songs I ever heard. A warning for non-english-speaking listeners: read the booklet lyrics along.
Format:Audio CD
One of the most original and quirky contemporary singer-songwriters around, Nina Nastasia is memorable for her strange, atmospheric lyrics and the sparse but extremely empathatic arrangements of her accompanists. Her style and sound, ably recorded by Steve Albini, whilst unique, reminds me most of the Geraldine Fibbers or Lisa Germano, both of whom I hold in high regard. This album followed The Blackened Air and it seems that Nina shrank away from the commercial success that greeted that album and had become even more dark and uncompromising on this half-hour sequel. The playing time is short but one feels that maybe three or four times the work has been applied to each of these immaculate vignettes, compared to that of her peers, and will repay repeated listens.
This album was recorded at the Black Box studios in France (possibly the same studios used by Josh Ritter and Gemma Hayes?) and although some overdubbing took place back in New York, the sound appears predominantly live, giving the performances heightened drama and presence. I particularly approve of the fact that each of the eight songs ends, properly. Is it too late to start a campaign to banish the fade-out ending in all but the most extreme cases of artistic necessity, especially on longer items? No-one has mastered the art of the fade since Phil Spector and it has become grossly overused.
This album was recorded at the Black Box studios in France (possibly the same studios used by Josh Ritter and Gemma Hayes?) and although some overdubbing took place back in New York, the sound appears predominantly live, giving the performances heightened drama and presence. I particularly approve of the fact that each of the eight songs ends, properly. Is it too late to start a campaign to banish the fade-out ending in all but the most extreme cases of artistic necessity, especially on longer items? No-one has mastered the art of the fade since Phil Spector and it has become grossly overused.
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