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- Summary: Recorded by Steve Albini, 'Run To Ruin' is the New York singer-songwriter's third LP. The Dirty Three's Jim White chips in on drums.
- Record Label: Touch & Go
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
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Positive: 17 out of 17
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OutburnA beautiful album of uniqueness and unfailing spirit. [#23, p.96]
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UncutSpare, beautiful, outstanding. [Jul 2003, p.128]
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Nastasia’s pen has sharpened greatly since The Blackened Air. No more does she scratch out mental images and feelings into terse songs, but builds upon those images and experiences -- placing the listener in her worn, ragged shoes -- instead of in our Gucci’s, 20 feet away, behind a chained link fence.
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The most striking improvement is her singing. She's a stronger vocalist, her almost-plain tone rising into higher registers, and her usual range has grown more earthily gorgeous. But more than anything, she demonstrates a new expressiveness.
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Usually quiet though never passive, these songs lurch by, crowning, crowing, being cowed.
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Alternative PressAll beautifully realized, the kind of album critics say they love and then file far, far away. [Jul 2003, p.113]
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What gives the album life, though, is Nastasia's airy, intimate voice.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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WayXOct 28, 2005Simultaneously heartbreaking and inspiring.
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zgApr 17, 2004beautiful although I find I listen ti the Blackened Air more-- have to be in the mood for Run to Ruin
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