When a rock chanteuse decides to take her vocals into jazz territory magical things happen. This politically-conscious slow-moving number wavers between swooning love song and worldly testament of the times. Coming from her second full-length album Mondo Amore, the meaty lyrics flutter along a morose melody that will make you feel like you are suspended in stasis. It is these songs that make spring sunsets winsome.
Label Razor & Tie
Release Date Jan 25, 2011
1 Vultures See
2 Cry Cry Cry
3 Hotel Plaster
4 You Come To Me
5 My Baby Don'T Lie
6 This Is For Love
7 You Were the Devil
8 War Is Hell
9 Heavy Boots
10 The Tower 
After severing ties with Columbia Records and splitting up with her then-boyfriend, Nicole Atkins channeled her frustration into Mondo Amore, a breakup record that furthers her self-described "pop-noir" sound. The follow-up to her 2007 debut,Mondo Amore doubles as Atkins' first release for Razor & Tie, with whom she partnered in the wake of the Columbia split. ~ Andrew Leahey
Recording information: Seaside Lounge, Park Slope, Brooklyn (2010).
Illustrator: Ryan Turner .
Photographer: Danny Clinch.
Arranger: Nicole Atkins.
Personnel: Nicole Atkins (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer); Yim Yames, Gary Tedder, Jeff Plate (vocals); Irina Yalkowsky (guitar, slide guitar); Phil Palazzolo (guitar, piano, background vocals); David Moltz, Bradley York (guitar); Foley Stewart (slide guitar, background vocals); Gillian Rivers (violin); Allison Seidner, Isabell Fairbanks (cello); Danny Clinch (harmonica); Dan Chen (piano, organ); Brendan Ryan (organ); Anthony Chick (bass guitar); Adam Christgau, Christopher Donofrio (drums).
Audio Mixer: Phil Palazzolo.
Spin (p.66) - "There's no denying Nicole Atkins' voice....[With] the surprisingly fierce 'You Come to Me'..."
Paste (magazine) - "From the first track, 'Vultures,' Atkins' toe-tapping, foot-stomping, hip-swaying music moves through your bones....Every note and beat seems crafted with intention and care..." 
The "weird and dark" is reflected in Mondo Amore's more adventurous musical terrain. Teamed with producer Pete Palazzolo (A.C. Newman) and a fresh set of local Brooklyn musician/friends, Atkins explored a more direct, tumultuous approach. "...I wanted to deconstruct the sound a little bit," she observes. "With everything that was going on, and because of the subject matter, I knew I needed something more aggressive." The darkly menacing opener "Vultures" lays the groundwork for the album's exhilarating buckshot approach, Atkin's powerhouse vocals riding roughshod over a bluesy, atmospheric rock bed, an anthem of widescreen proportions and depth. “This is the record I’ve been wanting to make since I was 12,” says Atkins. “It has so many layers, it’s able to do whatever it wants without defining itself as one thing.”
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