High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Nina Rachel Shapiro Gordon (born November 14, 1967) is an American rock singer. Co-founder of the band Veruca Salt, Gordon pioneered and revived Bangles-inspired pop rock for the mid-'90s grunge generation. She quickly became known for her power-pop hooks and melodies, writing Veruca Salt hits "Seether" and "Volcano Girls". Since leaving Veruca Salt in 1998, she has released the successful solo album Tonight and the Rest of My Life, written songs for Fefe Dobson and Courtney Jaye, and released her second solo album, Bleeding Heart Graffiti, on August 8, 2006. Gordon and her fiance, Jeff Russo (of Tonic), welcomed their first child, Ivy Nightingale Russo, on November 21, 2006.