Neptune City Nicole Atkins

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  • Release Date: 10/30/2007
  • Sales Rank: 76,959
  • Label: Red Int / Red Ink
  • UPC: 828768477526

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Neptune City

Track List
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Neptune City

1LISTENMaybe Tonight 3:16
2LISTENTogether We're Both Alone 4:18
3LISTENThe Way It Is 3:36
4LISTENCool Enough 5:25
5LISTENWar Torn 3:58
6LISTENLove Surreal 4:07
7LISTENNeptune City 3:53
8LISTENBrooklyn's on Fire! 3:51
9LISTENKill the Headlights 3:19
10LISTENParty's Over 4:15

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About this Artist

Editorial Reviews

Throughout Neptune City, Nicole Atkins takes inspiration from some of rock's most famous women -- Stevie Nicks, Chrissie Hynde and Siouxsie Sioux, to name the most prominent. Though only time will tell if she will join the ranks of her inspirations, Atkins shows on this album that she has both the capability and potential. By either happy accident or cunning design, the lush arrangements on Neptune City, which call to mind Rufus Wainwright's Poses or Duke Special's Songs from the Deep Forest, showcase the depth, range, and versatility of Atkins' alto voice, not to mention her songwriting prowess. After years of breathy, lightweight female vocalists, it's a welcome reminder that a woman's voice (in both the physical and literary sense) can have strength and power without losing its appeal.

Even on numbers that employ more traditional pop sensibilities, Atkins is anything but vacuous or banal, and while the arrangements are certainly theatrical, they're not overbearingly so. This is evident from the beginning as the album's opener, "Maybe Tonight," starts off with a shimmering piano arpeggio and works into a song that sounds like a Brill Building or '60s girl group holdover for all the right reasons. The comparisons to musicians and styles of the past continue with "Cool Enough" and "Love Surreal," both of which share the cool, quirky, detached elegance that became the signature of Siouxsie and the Banshees later in their career. Coincidentally, or perhaps not, the bombastic "Brooklyn's on Fire!" calls to mind similar pomp found on fellow Siouxsie Sioux fans My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade, albeit with a more cheerful subject and melody. The album's gem is its title track; the chorus sounds enough like an old Roy Orbison tune that it's almost a shock to find that the composition is an Atkins original. In the end, the lyrics and tune take a backseat to Atkins' vocals, which are highlighted through soft backing instrumentals. ~ Katherine Fulton, Rovi All Music Guide

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Great music!by Anonymous

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September 27, 2010: This is outstanding music. Like a mix of 50s-60s girls group and Alanis Morressette. Great band as well! Sound is unique. Saw them on David Letterman and the rocked!

A completely satisfying experienceby Anonymous

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September 27, 2010: It's been a very long time since I've found myself enjoying every track on an album. Suddenly here I am at at track 10 yearning for more! The band and Nicole Atkins are fabulous. Her vocals are more than impressive, and at times she belts it better than the best female vocalists of the last decade. I'm stunned and thrilled to have discovered this album! A must-hear, and a must-have!


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