Nicole Atkins & The Sea
10-26-08, 11:36 PM
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Nicole Atkins & The Sea
This is a recent find for me. First checked out her music this past August when I was listening to all the bands playing at the Outside Lands Festival in SF. Her disc, 'Neptune City' immediately caught my ear, and has grown on me more and more ever since. I think it might even be my favorite disc of the year!
For those unfamiliar, her music is part girl-group, a bit Tom Waits, with a dash of the Jersey shore from which she hails. She has really interesting melody lines that evoke the Brill Building songwriting of the 60s, and even some show tunes. And the production matches the songs perfectly, with a nice sense of drama, yet also a sense of fun.
When I saw her live, it was more raw - she didn't even perform what I think are her two poppiest songs ('Maybe Tonight' and 'Love Surreal'), instead opting to cover Patti Smith's "Pissing In A River" in her all-too-brief 40-minute set.
I have tickets to see her again, this time at TT The Bears in Boston in November. Can't wait to hear a full show!
For those unfamiliar, her music is part girl-group, a bit Tom Waits, with a dash of the Jersey shore from which she hails. She has really interesting melody lines that evoke the Brill Building songwriting of the 60s, and even some show tunes. And the production matches the songs perfectly, with a nice sense of drama, yet also a sense of fun.
When I saw her live, it was more raw - she didn't even perform what I think are her two poppiest songs ('Maybe Tonight' and 'Love Surreal'), instead opting to cover Patti Smith's "Pissing In A River" in her all-too-brief 40-minute set.
I have tickets to see her again, this time at TT The Bears in Boston in November. Can't wait to hear a full show!
10-27-08, 08:53 AM
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She's definitely one of the best females acts out there right now. For comparison's sake, track down the original versions of the songs to hear how much of an improvement Rick Rubin's versions are over the relatively flat production they had initially.
11-15-08, 06:32 AM
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Found this amazing version of Nicole's "The Way It Is". I've never heard of this singer before (Seth Avett), but in stripping down the song to it's basics, it made me appreciate it in a whole new light. It really recalls those amazing pop songs like "Unchained Melody" that you just don't hear anymore!
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11-15-08, 07:26 AM
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If you like Nicole Atkins (and I do) take a look a clip of her performing on the Letterman show about a year ago.
Do a search on YouTube of 'Nicole Atkins Letterman'
Thrilling.
I can't post the url - I only registered today in order to share this clip with you as a fangirl.
Do a search on YouTube of 'Nicole Atkins Letterman'
Thrilling.
I can't post the url - I only registered today in order to share this clip with you as a fangirl.
