Nina Nastasia- Outlaster

Label: Temporary Residence Limited

Reissued 6/5/2026, Originally released 2010

Recording once more with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago, Nina engaged Los Angeles instrumentalist and arranger Paul Bryan to adapt her songs into a score for a small orchestra. Featuring drummer Jay Bellerose and Chicago guitarist Jeff Parker (Tortoise), Outlaster is aided by, all in all, a dream band. This album is a work of lush sophistication that, with no loss of distinction or economy, transcends the reach of Nastasia's famed sparseness. The orchestra takes a more formal approach with Paul Bryan's powerfully affecting score – hearkening back to the likes of Gil Evans and the late Phil Ochs – burnishing the record with lustrous horns and reeds and a dynamic string ensemble. After being out of print for more than a decade, Outlaster is finally available on vinyl again. Remastered for vinyl by Josh Bonati in 2025, this Outlaster reissue is pressed onto limited edition Burgundy colored vinyl.

Track listing:

1. Cry, Cry, Baby
   
2. Moves Away
   
3. You're a Holy Man
   
4. You Can Take Your Time
   
5. This Familiar Way
   
6. What's Out There
   
7. A Kind of Courage
   
8. Wakes
   
9. One Way Out
   
10. Outlaster