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| From | "Mark Eichelberger" <markeichelberger@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Nicole Atkins' Neptune City |
| Date | Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:57:09 -0500 |
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I was doing some Internet research on Nicole Atkins and came across this fan's review of Neptune City. It pretty much mirrors my feeling on this CD. Neptune City made #3 on my Top 10 list of 2007, but that was only because I was not able to listen to it much prior to the end of the year. Since then, however, it has been on constant rotation, and I know it would have made #1 on my list had I started listening to it earlier in 2007. I just know this album would appeal to a large percentage of the Audities list.
Mark E.
Every few months I find a CD that sort of becomes enshrined in my CD player and Ipod. This is now the case for Nicole Atkins and her album Neptune City. I literally have to listen to this one a few times every day. It's truly such an amazing creative endeavor. I had not heard of Nicole Atkins before seeing her CD in Borders and, being beguiled by the unique cover art, I decided to listen to the samples. Honestly, the samples didn't grab me, but after listening to The Way It Is in its entirety on the internet, I went back to Borders and got this one, and it's been in constant rotation ever since. I love Nicole's raspy yet youthful voice and how she uses it to express the deepest place of each song. The lyrics and the arrangements are dark yet hopeful, and even though there are melancholic undercurrents in each song, they make you feel so alive. This is also such a brilliant coming together of vintage and modern sound.
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