Riderless Horse
After a 12 year absence, cult singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia returns with her seventh album - her first after the tragic death of her partner and collaborator Kennan Gudjonsson. Sad and vulnerable but strangely hopeful, it's produced by Nastasia alongside Steve Albini and Greg Norman.
'Riderless Horse' attempts to answer a question: how exactly do you recover from tragedy? Nastasia stopped making music in 2010, realizing she was unhappy and suffering from mental health problems. Music had been her outlet, but it had become "a source of absolute misery". In January 2020, the situation had become completely isolating and Nastasia made the decision to separate from Gudjonsson; he died a day later. So "Riderless Horse" is Nastasia's attempt not only to rediscover the healing quality of music - and the act of creation in general - and also marks "moments of empowerment and a real happiness in discovering my own capability," she reflects.
Fittingly, the record begins with a recording of a wine bottle being uncorked and poured into a glass. It provides the setting for an album that's recorded as if you're in the same room, as Nastasia bares her soul over acoustic guitar picks and strums. Her music is as touching and memorable as it has been since 2000's breakout "Dogs", but in the 12 years since "Outlaster", it's clear that her experiences have shifted her focus. These songs are focused on remembrance, redemption and rejuvenation, and the album sounds like a creative - and spiritual - rebirth. "Terrible things happen," she says. "These were some terrible things. So, what to do – learn something valuable, connect with people, move the fuck out of that apartment, remember the humor, find the humor, tell the truth, and make a record. I made a record."
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After a 12 year absence, cult singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia returns with her seventh album - her first after the tragic death of her partner and collaborator Kennan Gudjonsson. Sad and vulnerable but strangely hopeful, it's produced by Nastasia alongside Steve Albini and Greg Norman.
'Riderless Horse' attempts to answer a question: how exactly do you recover from tragedy? Nastasia stopped making music in 2010, realizing she was unhappy and suffering from mental health problems. Music had been her outlet, but it had become "a source of absolute misery". In January 2020, the situation had become completely isolating and Nastasia made the decision to separate from Gudjonsson; he died a day later. So "Riderless Horse" is Nastasia's attempt not only to rediscover the healing quality of music - and the act of creation in general - and also marks "moments of empowerment and a real happiness in discovering my own capability," she reflects.
Fittingly, the record begins with a recording of a wine bottle being uncorked and poured into a glass. It provides the setting for an album that's recorded as if you're in the same room, as Nastasia bares her soul over acoustic guitar picks and strums. Her music is as touching and memorable as it has been since 2000's breakout "Dogs", but in the 12 years since "Outlaster", it's clear that her experiences have shifted her focus. These songs are focused on remembrance, redemption and rejuvenation, and the album sounds like a creative - and spiritual - rebirth. "Terrible things happen," she says. "These were some terrible things. So, what to do – learn something valuable, connect with people, move the fuck out of that apartment, remember the humor, find the humor, tell the truth, and make a record. I made a record."
After a 12 year absence, cult singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia returns with her seventh album - her first after the tragic death of her partner and collaborator Kennan Gudjonsson. Sad and vulnerable but strangely hopeful, it's produced by Nastasia alongside Steve Albini and Greg Norman.
'Riderless Horse' attempts to answer a question: how exactly do you recover from tragedy? Nastasia stopped making music in 2010, realizing she was unhappy and suffering from mental health problems. Music had been her outlet, but it had become "a source of absolute misery". In January 2020, the situation had become completely isolating and Nastasia made the decision to separate from Gudjonsson; he died a day later. So "Riderless Horse" is Nastasia's attempt not only to rediscover the healing quality of music - and the act of creation in general - and also marks "moments of empowerment and a real happiness in discovering my own capability," she reflects.
Fittingly, the record begins with a recording of a wine bottle being uncorked and poured into a glass. It provides the setting for an album that's recorded as if you're in the same room, as Nastasia bares her soul over acoustic guitar picks and strums. Her music is as touching and memorable as it has been since 2000's breakout "Dogs", but in the 12 years since "Outlaster", it's clear that her experiences have shifted her focus. These songs are focused on remembrance, redemption and rejuvenation, and the album sounds like a creative - and spiritual - rebirth. "Terrible things happen," she says. "These were some terrible things. So, what to do – learn something valuable, connect with people, move the fuck out of that apartment, remember the humor, find the humor, tell the truth, and make a record. I made a record."
After a 12 year absence, cult singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia returns with her seventh album - her first after the tragic death of her partner and collaborator Kennan Gudjonsson. Sad and vulnerable but strangely hopeful, it's produced by Nastasia alongside Steve Albini and Greg Norman.
'Riderless Horse' attempts to answer a question: how exactly do you recover from tragedy? Nastasia stopped making music in 2010, realizing she was unhappy and suffering from mental health problems. Music had been her outlet, but it had become "a source of absolute misery". In January 2020, the situation had become completely isolating and Nastasia made the decision to separate from Gudjonsson; he died a day later. So "Riderless Horse" is Nastasia's attempt not only to rediscover the healing quality of music - and the act of creation in general - and also marks "moments of empowerment and a real happiness in discovering my own capability," she reflects.
Fittingly, the record begins with a recording of a wine bottle being uncorked and poured into a glass. It provides the setting for an album that's recorded as if you're in the same room, as Nastasia bares her soul over acoustic guitar picks and strums. Her music is as touching and memorable as it has been since 2000's breakout "Dogs", but in the 12 years since "Outlaster", it's clear that her experiences have shifted her focus. These songs are focused on remembrance, redemption and rejuvenation, and the album sounds like a creative - and spiritual - rebirth. "Terrible things happen," she says. "These were some terrible things. So, what to do – learn something valuable, connect with people, move the fuck out of that apartment, remember the humor, find the humor, tell the truth, and make a record. I made a record."
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After a 12 year absence, cult singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia returns with her seventh album - her first after the tragic death of her partner and collaborator Kennan Gudjonsson. Sad and vulnerable but strangely hopeful, it's produced by Nastasia alongside Steve Albini and Greg Norman.
'Riderless Horse' attempts to answer a question: how exactly do you recover from tragedy? Nastasia stopped making music in 2010, realizing she was unhappy and suffering from mental health problems. Music had been her outlet, but it had become "a source of absolute misery". In January 2020, the situation had become completely isolating and Nastasia made the decision to separate from Gudjonsson; he died a day later. So "Riderless Horse" is Nastasia's attempt not only to rediscover the healing quality of music - and the act of creation in general - and also marks "moments of empowerment and a real happiness in discovering my own capability," she reflects.
Fittingly, the record begins with a recording of a wine bottle being uncorked and poured into a glass. It provides the setting for an album that's recorded as if you're in the same room, as Nastasia bares her soul over acoustic guitar picks and strums. Her music is as touching and memorable as it has been since 2000's breakout "Dogs", but in the 12 years since "Outlaster", it's clear that her experiences have shifted her focus. These songs are focused on remembrance, redemption and rejuvenation, and the album sounds like a creative - and spiritual - rebirth. "Terrible things happen," she says. "These were some terrible things. So, what to do – learn something valuable, connect with people, move the fuck out of that apartment, remember the humor, find the humor, tell the truth, and make a record. I made a record."