On Leaving is the fourth album by American

United States

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Nina Nastasia

Nina Nastasia

Nina Nastasia is a New York City-based singer-songwriter born in Hollywood, California.-Biography:She began writing songs in 1993, and released her first album, Dogs, in 2000. Only 1,500 copies of the album were initially pressed, with Nastasia putting together the album packaging herself in her...

. It was released on September 11, 2006 on Fat Cat Records

Fat Cat Records

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. It was recorded by Steve Albini

Steve Albini

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 and produced by Nastasia, Kennan Gudjonsson, and Albini. The album received generally favorable reviews; Allmusic considered the album a "deeply poetic record." Stylus Magazine

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 commented the album was "full bodied and masterful, overshadowing many big-footed leading ladies’ recent folk releases." Pitchfork Media

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found it "difficult to hear Nastasia pull back to a songwriter-with-guitar style."

Track listing

1. Jim's Room
2. Brad Haunts a Party
3. Our Day Trip
4. Counting Up Your Bones
5. Dumb I Am
6. Why Don't You Stay Home
7. One Old Woman
8. Treehouse Song
9. Lee
10. Settling Song
11. Bird of Cuzco
12. If We Go to the West