▁later . ▁During ▁her ▁studies , ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁open ▁mic ▁events ▁around ▁Prov idence . ▁While ▁expl oring ▁art istic ▁techniques ▁such ▁as ▁illustr ation , ▁painting , ▁book binding , ▁wood ▁car ving ▁and ▁en ca ust ic ▁painting , ▁she ▁also ▁hon ed ▁her ▁song writing ▁craft . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁recorded ▁an ▁album ▁titled ▁Aut umn ▁Rose ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁four - track ▁EP ▁Som ber ▁Ghost ▁Record ings ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁neither ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁ever ▁been ▁released . ▁Nad ler ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁Pear l ▁Before ▁Sw ine ▁t ribute ▁album ▁For ▁the ▁Dead ▁in ▁Space ▁- ▁Vol umes ▁II ▁& ▁III ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 1 0 : ▁First ▁releases ▁ ▁Nad ler ▁released ▁her ▁first ▁official ▁album , ▁Ball ads ▁of ▁Living ▁and ▁D ying , ▁on ▁Eclipse ▁Records ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁follow - up ▁The ▁S aga ▁of ▁May flow er ▁May ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Both ▁records ▁were ▁distributed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁Eclipse , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁UK ▁label ▁Beautiful ▁H app iness ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Nad ler ▁went ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁t ours ▁with ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁late ▁American ▁primitive ▁guitar ist ▁Jack ▁Rose ▁and ▁the ▁dr one ▁metal ▁band ▁Earth . ▁ ▁Nad ler ▁released ▁her ▁third