Bitter Lullabies
Nina Nastasia- I Write Down Lists , Odd Said the Doe , Our Discussion , and Late Night From: You Follow Me [Fatcat, 2007] This is probably the first time these two words have ever been uttered in the same sentence- free-jazz folk. But, that's exactly what Nina Nastasia's latest album entitled "You Follow Me" sounds like. I know some of you won't agree with me on this, but I'm not saying it sounds like Milford Graves or Sunny Murray . The drums just sound like they could easily be accompanied by squalling saxophones and trumpets. Steve Albini , the highly revered sound engineer on Nastasia's previous albums and founding member of Shellac , is manning the boards again with his trademark drum sound remaining perfectly intact on this recording. Nastasia is joined on the record by Jim White from the Australian group the Dirty Three whose inventive free-form drumming creates a sound that is entrancing and complex. Nina's haunting and fragile vocals co...