Nicole Atkins & the Sea

Pentru cei care nu au auzit inca de ea, Nicole Atkins are 28 de ani, un EP la activ (Bleeding Diamonds) si o voce extraordinara.
Muzical, artista abordeaza o combinatie de blues, folk si alternative, fiind puternic influentata de stralucirea si melancolia specifica anilor 60'. Privita in ansamblu, vocea ei aminteste de alte nume mari precum Leonard Cohen, Roy Orbinson(care a avut probabil cea mai importanta influenta asupra ei) sau chiar Rufus Wainwright si Sufjan Stevens.
Primul single pe care ni-l propune este o piesa frumoasa si trista in acelasi timp, incarcata cu un aer nostalgic apasator, dedicata orasului ei natal, Neptune City.
Nu stiu ce parere aveti voi, dar eu abia astept sa-i ascult albumul de debut (va fi lansat pe 30 octombrie prin Columbia Records).


MP3: Nicole Atkins & The Sea - "The Way It Is"
MySpace: Nicole Atkins

"Neptune City is just this old place," Nicole says. "There was this glory time, way back when, that I never experienced, but that you cannot escape if you live there. Everyone talks about. They almost yearn for it, but I never experienced it. So maybe this album is my attempt to build something new on top of all that."