“This is the weirdest night of my life,” said Nicole Atkins, mid-song, as two nearly six foot tall males pranced ballerina style in front of the stage. As Atkins nailed the alternating croons and belts of her emotional powerhouse “A Little Crazy,” the bearded men sashayed back and forth, legs extended, arms reaching toward the sky,…
Sometimes the greatest art comes from an artist in transition. When Asbury Park-native Nicole Atkins was writing her latest record, the vintage soul collection Goodnight Rhonda Lee, she packed up and moved to Nashville with her tour manager husband while putting down the bottle and learning to live without booze. It was this time of…
If Nicole Atkins has proven anything, it’s that this Jersey-born singer-songwriter is crazy consistent. Since her 2007 debut, Neptune City, Atkins has delivered some of the most alluring pop music of the last decade. Her latest release, Slow Phaser, follows suit as Atkins continues crooning through wry cuts about pretentious boyfriends, hipsters and life on…
“Sometimes the past can weigh on me until I can’t breathe Ahead there is a tiny star that even I can see” – Vultures Nicole Atkins’ second effort takes her places she’s never been before: sad, dark, dim places, setting the tone for her latest release, Mondo Amore. Atkins croons the departure of her band,…