Outlaster

Recording once more with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago, Nina Nastasia 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, 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 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.

1. Cry, Cry, Baby (3:43)

2. Moves Away (1:50)

3. You’re a Holy Man (3:33)

4. You Can Take Your Time (4:49)

5. This Familiar Way (5:03)

6. What’s Out There (3:59)

7. A Kind of Courage (4:08)

8. Wakes (4:23)

9. One Way Out (2:55)

10. Outlaster (5:19)