She worked with James Iha on the Smashing Pumpkins song ".Said Sadly" (the b-side to their 1995 single " Bullet with Butterfly Wings"), and also recorded duets with Fig Dish and Triple Fast Action.ġ997–1998: Eight Arms to Hold You and departure from Veruca Salt With Scott Miller, she co-wrote the song "The Softest Tip of Her Baby Tongue", which appeared on The Loud Family's 1996 album Interbabe Concern. It was produced by Steve Albini and contains the Gordon-penned "Shimmer Like a Girl" and "New York Mining Disaster 1996".ĭuring this time, Gordon also collaborated with other musicians on side projects. The band released an EP in 1996 titled Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt to tide fans over until their next album. The band was inspired to work with Rock after hearing Metallica's " Enter Sandman" over the house PA system before a Veruca Salt concert at an outdoor music festival. They also headlined a club tour, after which they entered the studio with Bob Rock to record their second album. To support the album, Veruca Salt toured, opening for acts such as Hole, Live and PJ Harvey. Gordon and Post were unhappy with the song's video, and it was pulled after airing fewer than five times on MTV's 120 Minutes. The second single, "Number One Blind", written by Gordon and Shapiro, peaked at #20 on the Modern Rock charts, but did not do as well as "Seether". The album peaked at #69 on the Billboard Top 200 and was eventually certified gold. Veruca Salt's debut studio album American Thighs was released through Minty Fresh on Septemand re-released on Novemby the major label Geffen Records after the label signed the band following an intense bidding war. The song ended up peaking at #8 on the Modern Rock charts and became a hit on MTV. The album was not complete, and the band rushed to finish it before "Seether" lost its radio momentum. It quickly became a hit on college and alternative stations. They sent "Seether" to radio, as it was the most radio-friendly song they had written, and the reaction was positive. Compared to the rest of Veruca Salt's material, "Seether" sounded very pop. The song was a distorted alt-rocker about an angry and misunderstood woman. The band released an orange 7" single for the song " Seether", which Gordon wrote.
The buzz around the band grew, and after only a few live gigs, the band was signed to Minty Fresh Records and began recording with producer Brad Wood, who had recently worked on Liz Phair's critically acclaimed Exile in Guyville. Veruca Salt released a self-funded demo tape and shopped it to labels while playing a handful of small club shows. The two were also the band's primary songwriters, each writing their songs separately. Gordon and Post both sang and played guitar on Veruca Salt's material during the 1990s. In 1993, they enlisted bassist Steve Lack and Gordon's brother Jim Shapiro, a guitarist who joined as the band's drummer as a favor to his sister. Introduced by Gordon's good friend, actress Lili Taylor, Gordon and Post quickly became friends and began playing music together. Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1992 by Gordon and Louise Post.
Career 1992–1996: Veruca Salt formation and American Thighs She intended to major in music while attending university but ultimately graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history from Tufts University. Gordon has commented that her parents had a turbulent relationship and eventually divorced in her childhood. and Madison, Wisconsin before settling in Chicago when Gordon was a teenager. She was raised along with her brother, Jim Shapiro, in several different locations, moving between Washington, D.C. Her father was a law student at the time of her birth. Nina Rachel Gordon Shapiro was born Novemin Washington, D.C. She then rejoined Veruca Salt for their album Ghost Notes (2015). After leaving Veruca Salt, she released two solo albums, Tonight and the Rest of My Life (2000) and Bleeding Heart Graffiti (2006). During that time, Gordon wrote the band's hit singles " Seether" and " Volcano Girls". She co-founded the alternative rock band Veruca Salt and played on their first two studio albums, American Thighs (1994) and Eight Arms to Hold You (1997). Nina Rachel Gordon Shapiro (born November 14, 1967), known as Nina Gordon, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
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