Bleeding Heart Graffiti

by Nina Gordon

Overview

Give Nina Gordon credit for this: as her former bandmate Louise Post entrenches Veruca Salt in the sound and styles of the mid-'90s on their 2006 effort IV, Gordon enthusiastically embraces maturity with her second solo album, Bleeding Heart Graffiti, an eminently tasteful collection of adult pop that's not just an album, but a song cycle tracing the breakup of a relationship. Gordon may be following the pattern that Liz Phair wrote when she made the leap from indie rock to Gap ads, but Gordon is so tasteful she bypasses the garish mall pop of Phair's Neptunes' productions and goes straight for the pop of Somebody's Miracle. Bleeding Heart Graffiti has more ambition than Somebody's Miracle, however -- for one, Gordon is hungrier than Phair, itching for a little bit of her reputation or exposure, so she's written a tighter album, and her performances are infused with a sense of purpose. The record is mannered and tasteful, although the songs aren't bad and Gordon is earnest enough. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/08/2006
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624822721
Rank:	132608

Tracks

1. Bleeding Heart Graffiti
2. Christmas Lights
3. Kiss Me 'Til It Bleeds
4. Suffragette
5. This Was the Year
6. Don't Let Me Down
7. Pure
8. Watercolors
9. Superstar
10. Turn On Your Radio
11. When You Don't Want Me Anymore
12. Bones and a Name
13. The Time Comes
14. The Crickets Sound Like Sleigh Bells

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nina Gordon   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Sean Nelson   Drums,Drums
Paul Bushnell   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Peter Adams   Piano,Piano
Wendy Melvoin   Guitar (Bass),Bass,Guitar
Josh Freese   Drums
Pony Club   Handclapping
Bob Rock   Guitar
Abe Laboriel, Jr.   Drums
Tom Morello   Guitar
Peter Bradley Adams   Piano
Jeff Russo   Bass,Guitar
Joey Waronker   Drums
Jamie Edwards   Piano,Guitar
Joel Shearer   Guitar

Technical Credits

Bob Rock   Audio Production,Producer
Jens   Mixing,Mixing
Courtney Jaye   Composer
Nina Gordon   Composer
Stephen Walker   Musician,Cover Layout,Art Direction
Susannah Melvoin   Composer
Eric Helmkamp   Engineer
Rachel Salmon   Illustrations
Melanie Nissen   Photography
Chris Reynolds   Assistant Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Erin Nicholson   Musician
Jeff Russo   Composer,Engineer
Rob Rock   Producer
Wendy Melvoin   Composer