Nicole Atkins-Italian Ice-CD-FLAC-2020-THEVOiD

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 Info   
     Artist  | Nicole Atkins
     Title   | Italian Ice
     Genre   | Pop                                  Format  | Album
     Source  | CD                                   Time    | 41:24
     Label   | Single Lock Records                  Store   | 2020
     Catalog | SL038                                Rip     | 2020
     Bitrate | 866 kbps                             Size    | 269.94 MB
     Freq    | 44.1 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     01. AM Gold                                                     4:34
     02. Mind Eraser                                                 4:06
     03. Domino                                                      4:03
     04. Forever                                                     3:56
     05. Captain                                                     3:07
     06. Never Going Home Again                                      3:07
     07. St. Dymphna                                                 3:22
     08. Far From Home                                               4:11
     09. A Road To Nowhere                                           4:14
     10. These Old Roses                                             2:52
     11. In The Splinters                                            3:52
 Notes  
     With her throaty vibrato and lush pop orchestrations contributing to a
     self-professed "pop noir" sound, Nicole Atkins made her full-length debut
     in 2007 with Neptune City. She ventured into blues and psychedelia on the
     2011 follow-up, Mondo Amore, and her first appearance on the Billboard 200
     came courtesy of her eclectic third album, 2014's Slow Phaser. In 2017,
     Goodnight Rhonda Lee committed to a strong retro demeanor that she
     maintained on her fifth long-player, 2020's Italian Ice. It was recorded at
     Muscle Shoals Sound Studio with members of the classic Rhythm Section.
     In 2017, the exceptional Goodnight Rhonda Lee, her fourth studio album, saw
     Atkins put a spotlight on the classic qualities of her voice by leaning
     into mid-century-styled vocal pop and soul. She follows up three years
     later with the also retro-minded Italian Ice. However, whereas Goodnight
     Rhonda Lee included collaborations with Chris Isaak and retro-soul
     production team Niles City Sound, the follow-up involves representatives of
     classic soul itself.
     Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama, Italian Ice features
     bassist David Hood and keyboardist Spooner Oldham of the Muscle Shoals
     Rhythm Section, both of whom recorded with Aretha Franklin and Percy
     Sledge, just to name two. Other prime guests here include, from the indie
     era, Spoon's Britt Daniel, the Civil Wars' John Paul White, and Seth Avett
     as well as members of the Dap-Kings and the Bad Seeds. It was co-produced
     by Atkins and Alabama Shakes member Ben Tanner.
     Not quite as refined or as intimate as its predecessor, Italian Ice tends
     to let loose with these diverse collaborators on sessions that the singer
     referred to an "awesome misfit party." She signals a return to sounds of
     the past with an opener titled "AM Gold" that begins with a wistful piano
     intro, subtly adding guitar, bass, and drums before horns take the song
     into its mid-tempo groove. Atkins' strong, soul-styled lead vocal (she does
     her own Pips-type backing vocals, too) address contemporary topics like
     global warming and social media on the track, which looks to music itself
     for solace ("Turn me up that AM gold/Turns me on like a radio/Then I
     remember I'm not alone").
     She opts for loping, quasi-acoustic country on "Never Going Home Again,"
     and Daniel sings backup on the dreamy, twang-tinged slow-dance entry
     "Captain." Elsewhere, she effectively channels '60s pop-soul on "St.
     Dymphna," while the more intimate "These Old Roses" is an orchestral ballad
     with a chorus that may recall the Connie Francis standard "Where the Boys
     Are." It's an eclectic set, for sure, but loyal to a nostalgic musicality
     that doesn't take itself too seriously; there's a bit of a wink and smile
     to Italian Ice that adds an extra layer of charm.

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