I hope you enjoy our second offering āMind Eraserā from my upcoming live album and film, āMemphis Ice.ā Itās one of my favorite tracks of this record!
You can preorder vinyl on my website and also save and stream from your service of choice. Spread the word and enjoy! š Nicole
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Watch my brand new kid's song entitled "Let's Party" below and stream on Amazon Music here --> music.amazon.com/playlists/B08PCKXKB7 watch video on watch page
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A couple years ago I had this idea for a Christmas song chorus that reminded me of Brenda Lee and Ronnie Ronette called āEvery Single Christmas.ā My good friend JD McPherson finished the song and included it on his now iconic 50ās style holiday record, āSocks.ā Since then, Iāve kept hearing it in my head as a fast and wild Christmas punk song - like Cyndi Lauper and Brenda Lee, the spirit of the NY Dolls and The Ramoneās āPalisades Park,ā all rolled up into a National Lampoonās Christmas movie.
I wanted to make a holiday song that I havenāt heard in a long time or maybe I have never heard before, so here it is: āEvery Single Christmas.ā
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Tonight at 6pm ct, please join me and Ray Ray for our next installment of Subtle Jazz Vibes as we sit around the piano and serenade you with songs of now and then.
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Exciting news! This Wednesday Iāll be presenting the world premiere of my new video for Mind Eraser at 1:10pm CT.
But thatās not all! Before we premiere the video, I am sitting down with the director, the amazingly talented Big Howl, coming to us all the way from England to discuss how they came up with the vision! Apparently, they only speak in whispers and will have an interpreter. Interesting stuff! Mark your calendars!
šØ Set a reminder to watch here ā”ļø https://youtu.be/UgLKT-qP_EE
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Watch "Mind Eraser" live at The Carousel Building in Asbury Park, NJ below... watch video on watch page
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One Night Only: Nicole Atkins and her band say farewell to Asbury Park, NJ with a final performance from the Langosta Lounge stage where Nicole has hosted her āLive From the Steel Porchā variety show.
Nicole and her band will perform an uninterrupted 60 minute set playing songs from her new album āItalian Iceā as well as songs from past records.
Join them on Wednesday, August 12th at 7:00PM ET. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here ā”ļø bit.ly/2DsDLAr
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WEāRE BACK!
I am very excited to let you all know that Iām bringing back my livestream show - kicking off this Wednesday at 7:00PM ET on Amazon Musicās Twitch channel!
Instead of the show being in my attic, we are bringing summer vacation at the shore to your home, live from Asbury Park, NJ! Thatās right! Amidst this time of unprecedented change, itās still July and everyone needs a little āItalian Iceā to soothe their souls and make some memories.
So every Wednesday starting July 15, Iāll be hosting āLive From the Steel Porch, along with some of my bandmates and a couple of local band friends from Langosta Lounge. Each week Iāll be featuring places around town that are near and dear to my heart, along with special guest performances sent in from incredible artists from around the globe! With live performances of songs from āItalian Iceā and many surprises.
Iāve been waiting to share this with you all for quite some time and am so excited to be able to present this show full of my favorite things. The beach, the boardwalk, rock n roll, mystical things and pizza.
This weekās guests include Shakey Graves, Devon Gilfillian, Deal Casino, and āPie Timesā guest - Danny Clinch!
Weāve kept things safe, the crew tight and healthy, and I hope you all are staying healthy and sane.
Watch here ā”ļø smarturl.it/LivefromSteelPorch
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A year or so back, Jim Sclavunos and I went to a studio in Nashville ran by this guy named Dex Green, to finish up our duets record.
Dex was an affable guy. Really laid back. We were talking about the kinds of music we liked to write and he said he was writing a lot of pop and country. I told him about this Charlotte Gainsbourg song I was really into that summer while doing long drives on tour. I didnāt think heād be into it.
A couple weeks later I get a text from Dex saying āIām obsessed with this song!ā And I asked him if we could try and write something like it that would fit into my style. He said we could try.
The next week he sent me over a bass and drum groove and we worked on it remotely. It sounded so good without even real words over it yet I was almost too intimidated to put something to it.
One afternoon I went over to visit Dex at his studio. The word Domino kept coming up with the āfakeā words I was singing to the melody. That day it seemed every creep at the time was on the front page of the paper and goin to jail. The line āwatch em fall like dominosā was inspired by that. But I didnāt want it to be just about creeps.
I thought about what that line could mean to me and it came to me. Anxiety. I used to be a really anxious person. Worried about most things. Then I fell into a sinkhole. Not spiritually but a real one like 9 or 10 feet in the ground. It was dark and I woke up in the bottom of it. Knocked out and luckily I had one pal with me to help me out of there.
It was really fucked and scary but I got lucky. Minimal injuries and a couple not so cool scars. But it knocked my anxiety right out of me. I mean, to experience first hand how short and unexpected life can be, and get out on the good side, helped me take a lot less for granted and my worry disappeared. I mean, when you could maybe almost die in a random hole in the ground in a random parking lot at a shitty motel in Knoxville, life doesnāt seem too scary anymore.
So donāt be afraid of shit. Do what you wanna do. Take risks. So then at least when your numbers up, you wonāt have regrets.
Thatās what Domino is about.
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