During this not-so-recently past holiday season Asbury songstress Nicole Atkins ventured to Sweden to record the followup to her renowned 2011 collection Mondo Amore. Atkins entered the studio of Tore Johansson, whose international notoriety has grown through work with Franz Ferdinand, The Cardigans, OK Go, and of course on Atkins’ own debut Neptune City (2007), and left after completing her forthcoming LP Slow Phaser, for which a release date has not yet been revealed.
However, what has dropped is the record’s lead single “Red Ropes”, a sultry piece of songwriting with ominous undertones that showcase Atkins’ seductive croon and a prickly arrangement of scantily picked fret work. Stream this collaborative effort between Atkins and famed stick wielder Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Grinderman, Sonic Youth, The Cramps) below and stay tuned for more.
