Nic Nichols, Author at Atwood Magazine https://atwoodmagazine.com/author/nic-nichols/ For the Love of Music Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:08:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://atwoodmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Atwood-Magazine-Circle-Logo-2020-32x32.png Nic Nichols, Author at Atwood Magazine https://atwoodmagazine.com/author/nic-nichols/ 32 32 68941247 “I’m Trying to Come Out from Within”: Forest Claudette Channels Vulnerability & Queer Identity into “Kobe Beef” https://atwoodmagazine.com/kbfc-forest-claudette-music-interview-kobe-beef-feature/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/kbfc-forest-claudette-music-interview-kobe-beef-feature/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:00:20 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=192882 Forest Claudette © Lissyelle LaricchiaAustralian alt-R&B artist Forest Claudette channels their vulnerability in their latest single “Kobe Beef,” a stunningly hypnotic meditation on their queer identity and internal truth with captivating, dynamic visuals to match.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/kbfc-forest-claudette-music-interview-kobe-beef-feature/feed/ 0 192882 Premiere: maeve & quinn Explore Dynamic Friendship & Selfhood in Debut Album ‘Another Door’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/mvqd-maeve-and-quinn-another-door-debut-album-premiere/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/mvqd-maeve-and-quinn-another-door-debut-album-premiere/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:00:01 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=185392 Another Door - maeve & quinnChicago by-way-of Alaska sister duo maeve & quinn premiere their debut album 'Another Door,' an intimate, evocative, and empowering record that seeks clarity and agency in moments of darkness and doubt.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/mvqd-maeve-and-quinn-another-door-debut-album-premiere/feed/ 0 185392 Premiere: Queer Alt-Rock Band LEONE Show Their Full Hand in Sophomore EP ‘GTFOH’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/gtfoh-leone-ep-premiere-music-feature/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/gtfoh-leone-ep-premiere-music-feature/#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:00:46 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=184374 LEONE © Jeff Buckholz'GTFOH,' on the whole, is a reclamation of an authentic sort of power: A power that Brooklyn alt-rock band LEONE was built to yield.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/gtfoh-leone-ep-premiere-music-feature/feed/ 0 184374 Our Take: Indigo De Souza Reaches Enlightenment in ‘All of This Will End’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/atwe-indigo-de-souza-all-of-this-will-end-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/atwe-indigo-de-souza-all-of-this-will-end-album-review/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:30:36 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=179247 Indigo De Souza © Angella ChloeIndigo De Souza's spirited and spiritual third album 'All of This Will End' further saturates the often grazed-upon existential undertones of her previous works, drawing these difficult questions to a head through rich and sentimental music that is nothing short of brilliant: Even in moments of simplicity, there’s a larger revelation bubbling under the surface.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/atwe-indigo-de-souza-all-of-this-will-end-album-review/feed/ 0 179247 “It Felt Like a Birth”: EMELINE on Her Explosive Debut and Latest Single, “Venting to Strangers” https://atwoodmagazine.com/evts-emeline-interview-music-venting-to-strangers-2023/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/evts-emeline-interview-music-venting-to-strangers-2023/#respond Wed, 04 Jan 2023 23:00:56 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=172924 EMELINE © Andrea RibaCinderella may be dead, but a new pop princess has emerged from her ashes in the form of Los Angeles-via-Rhode Island singer/songwriter EMELINE.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/evts-emeline-interview-music-venting-to-strangers-2023/feed/ 0 172924 Live Review: Wolf Alice Close Their North American ’22 Tour in Los Angeles https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-review-wolf-alice-tour-los-angeles-2022-concert-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-review-wolf-alice-tour-los-angeles-2022-concert-review/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:30:03 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=170501 Wolf Alice Performing at The Wiltern in Los Angeles © Nic NicholsWolf Alice played their greatest hits in the final installment of their North American 2022 tour, bringing an effervescent energy to the city that in part inspired their latest album, 'Blue Weekend.']]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-review-wolf-alice-tour-los-angeles-2022-concert-review/feed/ 0 170501 Coolest Girl in the World: Suki Waterhouse Talks Nostalgia, Tour, and Her ‘Milk Teeth’ EP https://atwoodmagazine.com/swmt-suki-waterhouse-milk-teeth-ep-interview-music-feature/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/swmt-suki-waterhouse-milk-teeth-ep-interview-music-feature/#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:00:03 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=171084 Suki Waterhouse © Émilie Richard-FroozanOn the heels of her first-ever tour, Suki Waterhouse intertwines past and future with her latest psychedelic single and newly released EP, ‘Milk Teeth.’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/swmt-suki-waterhouse-milk-teeth-ep-interview-music-feature/feed/ 0 171084 Our Take: Taylor Swift Stops Time with 10th Album ‘Midnights’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/tsms-taylor-swift-midnights-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/tsms-taylor-swift-midnights-album-review/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:52 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=170615 Midnights - Taylor SwiftJust as the stroke of midnight rests between yesterday and tomorrow, Midnights’ Taylor Swift has one foot in her past and one foot forward: After years of chasing fairytales, it seems Swift has finally found her happily ever after.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/tsms-taylor-swift-midnights-album-review/feed/ 0 170615 Interview: Fable on Her Debut Album ‘Shame’ and the Fall of a Generation https://atwoodmagazine.com/fable-shame-album-interview-music-feature/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/fable-shame-album-interview-music-feature/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:20:30 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=169894 'Shame' album art - FableWith 'Shame,' England's Fable has successfully crafted a multi-genre debut album where each track lands as bold, provocative, and authentically hers.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/fable-shame-album-interview-music-feature/feed/ 0 169894 Our Take: King Princess Proves She Deserves Her Crown with ‘Hold on Baby’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/kphb-king-princess-hold-on-baby-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/kphb-king-princess-hold-on-baby-album-review/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:00:23 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=169088 Hold on Baby - King Princess album artworkKing Princess shifts her signature narrative with her sophomore album 'Hold on Baby', bringing the best elements of her sound along for the ride.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/kphb-king-princess-hold-on-baby-album-review/feed/ 0 169088 Today’s Song: Suki Waterhouse Travels Back in Time with Romantic & Wistful “Nostalgia” https://atwoodmagazine.com/swng-suki-waterhouse-nostalgia-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/swng-suki-waterhouse-nostalgia-song-review/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2022 04:00:30 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=169432 Suki Waterhouse "Nostalgia" © Émilie Richard-FroozanIn her first single following her debut album, Suki Waterhouse brings us into a rose-tinted fantasy of past love and promise with "Nostalgia." ]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/swng-suki-waterhouse-nostalgia-song-review/feed/ 0 169432 Today’s Song: Miya Folick Grows Up Again in “Bad Thing” Off New EP ‘2007’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/mfbt-miya-folick-bad-thing-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/mfbt-miya-folick-bad-thing-song-review/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:35:21 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=168563 Bad Thing - Miya FolickTaken off her new EP '2007,' Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Miya Folick's "Bad Thing" paints a slightly desolate portrait of young adulthood through the lens of the all-too-familiar post-weekend hangover.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/mfbt-miya-folick-bad-thing-song-review/feed/ 0 168563 Today’s Song: Indigo De Souza Finds Her Own Balance in “Hold U” https://atwoodmagazine.com/izhu-indigo-de-souza-hold-u-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/izhu-indigo-de-souza-hold-u-song-review/#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:02:39 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=167992 Indigo De Souza © Charlie BossTaken off her sophomore LP ‘Any Shape You Take’ (released a year ago this week), Indigo De Souza’s “Hold U” marks a new venture into indie rock - a cautious but exponentially expanding journey to a care-free celebration of queer love and togetherness.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/izhu-indigo-de-souza-hold-u-song-review/feed/ 0 167992