Bluesy songstress and perfect source of raw rock power, Nicole Atkins returns to San Francisco with the rawr of her latest album, Mondo Amore , in tow. Hard-rocking, guitar-driven numbers, mesmerizing vocal wordplay, and plenty of noisy atmospherics prove that Atkins will be an impressive force in 2011. You can purchase Mondo Amore here . Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea with Cotton Jones and That Ghost Tuesday 15th February 2011 8pm doors / 9pm show [...]
NICOLE ATKINS, COTTON JONES, THE ASCETIC JUNKIES ( Mississippi Studios , 3939 N Mississippi) Read our article about Cotton Jones . ROCK & ROLL PROM: THE MONARQUES, DIRTY MITTENS , ROCKY AND THE PROMS ( Rontoms , 600 E Burnside) Ladies, start smoothing out your taffeta party dresses and gents, get that bowtie tied, for it's time again to enter the balloon archway [...]
The beginning of the year is traditionally slow for new music, but over the last few weeks things have been picking up with a number of quality releases giving us some fresh music to inject into our ears. With that in mind, I thought I'd use this week's Mix Tape to offer up a batch of songs from some obvious releases, and maybe a few that might be under the radar. So sit back, enjoy and play it loud. We kick things off with a trio of psychedelic [...]
Nicole Atkins performs a cover of Roy Orbison's 'Crying' for Rolling Stone.
[photo courtesy of Chris from Music Snobbery ] Redemption is sweet, especially when it follows several years of intense struggle. On Tuesday, the New York Times published an article and interview with Nicole Atkins called " Musical Survivor Hustles for a Second Chance ", which describes her travails since she separated from Columbia Records. But the title is misleading. Nicole is not seeking a "second chance", but rather with the release of Mondo Amore ( Razor & Tie ) this week, the ability to make the albums she [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music DJ Lanphier for AOL Nicole Atkins has found her voice once again and it's eclectic, soaring and unapologetic, with good reason. The singer-songwriter has rebuilt her band, the Black Sea, she has a new label and a new album titled 'Mondo Amore' out. If that wasn't enough, on Wednesday night at New York's Bowery Ballroom, she kicked off a US tour with a [...]
We recently did a bunch posts of women in rock that matter so here's our favorite Jersey Girl Nicole Atkins doing a couple covers and a series of video vignettes from her new record Mondo Amore (Lots of love) for her single "Dark Magic in Your Eyes". She's remisicent of a rocking Patti Smith and the country style of Juliana Hatfield but with her own vocal style. When listening to her music and watching her videos you get this sense there's a lot of demons but not in a evil Courtney [...]
nicoletakins.com That Nicole Atkins' 2007 debut album Neptune City was a favourite in these parts is a matter of public record , but does that mean it was a perfect record? No, not at all. As a vocalist and songwriter, Atkins has never tried to hide her New Jersey roots or the classic rock, blues and country traditions that informed her formative years so drenching her first record in big, romantic orchestral arrangements was a gutsy case of trying something completely unexpected from the get-go. And [...]
On her last album "Neptune City", Nicole Atkins won me over with 2 immaculate songs: the title track and "Maybe Tonight". 4 years and a label change later, she has forgone the Phil-Spector-esque soul-pop for ramshackle psych-blues. Her new album, "Mondo Amore", is a dark and bold affair, one that requires a right mood to [...]
Singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins discusses her new LP, Mondo Amore, and playing through the pain.
Here is Nicole Atkins with a live session of several songs (including one cover) as well as an interview at the Rolling Stone studios in support of her latest release Mondo Amore , which came out this week. Here she is performing "The Tower" (above), "My Baby Don't Lie", "Cry Cry Cry" and Roy Orbison's "Crying", as well as an interview with Nicole (below). Check out one of the album tracks below as well. [...]
Vultures I was first exposed to Nicole Atkins last year when she had opened for the Avett Brothers on their winter tour. I wasn't sure what I was getting in to but kept an open mind; she was opening for one of my favorite acts so I assumed the best. Atkins put on a great show, and her song Brooklyn's on Fire was a definite standout during the show. Since that show, I've quietly followed her, and when I got the chance to hear her upcoming album a few months ago, [...]
Each week we highlight the new releases that we recommend . Below, find our picks for this week . Drop a comment and let us know what records you're picking up this week. Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT [ Buy ] MP3: Akron/Family - "So It Goes" MP3: Akron/Family - "Silly Bears" Video: Akron/Family - "So It Goes" [...]
It's another great week for new music releases. Some of the highlights include: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Akron/Family Asteroid #4 Nicole Atkins- Review James Blake Cut Copy The Fervor- Review Jessica Lea Mayfield Jon McKiel- MP3 Over the Rhine Laura Peek- MP3 R.E.M.- MP3 The Streets- video Tennis Tom Tom Club The Wailin' Jennys Young Galaxy- MP3
It's a super strong release for indie artists with ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead , Akron/Family , and Cut Copy leading the way (the latter's Zonoscope is pictured at left). Of course, Wires Under Tension , Nicole Atkins , and Joan of Arc are also worth getting excited about. Strangely, it's a quiet week for major label releases, but don't put them off completely, because La Roux 's EP Gold Edition comes out this week. Though in a bit of a shocker, [...]
As most Monday' are, today we are filled with a plentiful amount of new album streams. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead is releasing their 7th studio album Tao Of The Dead. According to their Wiki page, "Tao of the Dead was recorded in ten days. The band stripped down to its [...]
Frank Yang Texas in September is hot. The shade-deprived Zilker park in Austin, Texas where they hold the Austin City Limits festival each Fall, is very hot. Zilker Park at high noon during what would be called a heat wave by any non-Texan standards, is holy-shit-I'm-going-to-spontan eously-combust hot. And yet there I was, on the third and final day of the festival in 2007 before noon instead of safely ensconced in my air conditioned hotel room, all to see Nicole Atkins . But the heat stroke was worth it. [...]
Check out singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins new "vigenettes" that are based on her soon to be released album, Mondo Amore . Nicole Atkins song, "And What I Wouldn't Do," is featured below in the clip from filmmakers Mandy Bisesti and Lucia Holm who created three sultry vignettes to go along with three songs from the forthcoming album, the first two of which are streaming on IFC.com today. The lush, lacy look of these vignettes "were born out of years and years of reading fairy tales, books on [...]
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Mondo Amore , Nicole Atkins' release in over two years, incorporates a range of styles that blend well throughout. Atkins' songs are not sonically groundbreaking or revolutionary, but they have a vintage appeal. They sound like those that people growing up in the 50s, 60s, and 70s might already have in their vinyl collections. While tracks such as "Cry Cry Cry" and "You Come to Me" channel mainstream southern rock characteristics with upbeat rhythms, ballads such as "Hotel Plaster" have a soul and sound that Barbra Streisand probably wouldn't mind putting her name to. With this contrast [...]
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