Nicole Atkins Premieres New Video for Darkness Falls So Quiet Today + Tour Dates
Nicole Atkins Premieres New Video for
“Darkness Falls So Quiet” Via WFUV Today
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Touring in Support of Goodnight Rhonda Lee Continues In 2018
(tour dates below)
“A moving, intensely personal and wildly creative set that ranks as one of 2017’s finest works.” – American Songwriter (4 out of 5 stars)
“Aching pop-soul bathed in the nostalgic warmth of another era… [with] imprints of Dusty Springfield or Carol King…” – Uncut (UK)
Nicole Atkins has released the video for her song “Darkness Falls So Quiet” today. The track appears on Atkins’ critically acclaimed fourth album Goodnight Rhonda Lee, which landed on several year-end lists for 2017, including American Songwriter, Exclaim! and more. Watch and share the video for “Darkness Falls So Quiet” here.
A vintage soul album inspired legendary artists like Dusty Springfield, Candi Staton, Loretta Lynn and Janis Joplin, Goodnight Rhonda Lee was recorded with Fort Worth, TX’s Nile City Sound, a.k.a. producers Austin Jenkins, Josh Block, and Chris Vivion (Leon Bridges), with additional mixing by Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes).
“… artful craft, burnished not only by the symphonic production, but [Atkins’] Brill Building-style grasp of rich melody and sturdy structure.” – NPR First Listen
“… stark, frank songwriting, which is underpinned with glorious soul music that evokes classic Stax and Chess recordings.” – Drowned In Sound (8 out of 10)
Nicole also recently opened up to writer Jason Newman in Rolling Stone, crediting a hip-hop producer she met in rehab for pushing her into soul music. “One day, he’s like, ‘Play me your stuff.’ He said, ‘You’re really good, but you need to stop fucking around with this indie-rock bullshit. You’re a soul singer. Just do what you do.'”
Asked about the titular Rhonda Lee, which “started as my bowling alias, but became my drunken hag alias,” Atkins, now sober, explained to Newman why she was ready to say “good night” to that character. “In my element, I could’ve been the best fucking thing you’ve ever seen where I’ll get us a free limo ride to the party in Brooklyn and free drugs and then we’ll go get steak and eggs in the morning, or I’ll say horrible things to your wife,” she says. “There was no telling.”
“Opening at full tilt with ‘A Little Crazy’, a kohl-eyed Patsy Clineish tragic belter, Atkins’ fourth album sets a high bar. But she clears it with soulful, oddball, Jersey-girl-in-Nashville aplomb.” – Mojo (4 out of 5)
“Channeling Dusty Springfield… sounds like the soundtrack to a long-lost Mad Men scene.” -NME
“Goodnight Rhonda Lee may be [Nicole Atkins’] masterpiece… one of the year’s most original pop records.” – Nashville Scene
“Let’s be clear, this fourth album is a masterpiece.” – Rock & Folk (France; 4 out of 5)
Nicole Atkins Tour Dates
Dec 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
Dec 15 – Denver, CO – Lost Lake Lounge
Dec 17 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
Dec 22 – Houston, TX – Newport Folk Presents & The Suffers: With A Lil Help From My Friends
Jan 11 – Bloomington, IL – Castle Theater
Jan 12, 13 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Jan 21 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
Jan 25 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
Jan 26 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
Jan 27 – Montclair, NJ – Outpost in the Burbs
Feb 25 – Glasgow, UK – King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
Feb 26 – Manchester, UK – The Castle
Feb 28 – Dublin, Ireland – The Soundhouse
Mar 2 – London, UK – Omeara
Mar 4 – Bristol, UK – The Louisiana
Mar 5 – Brighton, UK – Komedia Studio
April 21, 22- Charleston, SC – High Water Festival
For updates and ticket availability, please visit www.nicoleatkins.com/tour.
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