Sara Beck, better known by her stage name Pink Nasty, is an American singer-songwriter. She is from

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and currently lives in

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. Pink Nasty has released three full-length albums. She performs with her brother, a

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who goes by the stage name Black Nasty. Kathryn Yu of

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described Pink Nasty as a "young and talented singer-songwriter whose quirky alt-country songs nicely complement her pretty but powerful voice". The song "Don't Ever Change" on her second album, ''Mold the Gold'' features Pink Nasty and

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. She has opened for notable indie music acts Britt Daniel and José González. Pink Nasty's third album, ''Pink Nasty'' was released in 2010. Reviews on the '' Oxford American'' and '' Austin 360'' websites praise the album's blend of quirkiness and

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. Beck studied at

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, and cites Weezer, Stephen Malkmus and The Strokes as influences.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pink Nasty American alternative country singers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Berklee College of Music alumni American women country singers American country singer-songwriters American women singer-songwriters Musicians from Wichita, Kansas Musicians from Austin, Texas Singer-songwriters from Texas Country musicians from Texas 21st-century American women Singer-songwriters from Kansas