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      Dave & Nora Schelly on March 31, 2011

      Nicole, On YouTube there is a song you played called "Running in Place". Don't know if it's original or a cover, but either way, perhaps it could be a candidate for your next studio recording effort? It is hauntingly beautiful ...."sweet ever after....paper doll actor....turnin' the pages you'll never read....looking at pictures you'll never see....drifting away from lost liberty." Dave & Nora

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      Richard McKay on March 28, 2011

      Glad you had such a great tour. Catch you over here soonish, I hope. Please do Birmingham when you come. x

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      Richard McKay on February 19, 2011

      You are very welcome and huge value for touching our ears, hearts and minds.
      What a cracking way to raise funds! I've passed details to another artist.
      Love from the UK. x

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      Jill Whitworth on February 18, 2011

      Thanks for making our Memorial Day weekend in Columbus w/the Avetts. Worth staying up to watch you on Conan last night. My pledge put you over $2K, great to see so much additional support!

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      David Millard on February 18, 2011

      Proud to back you and the band, even if it is just a small contribution on my part! Great music, been playing Mondo Amore both on the iPod and on vinyl.

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      Ken D. Webber on February 18, 2011

      Congratulation Nicole, can't wait to hear you velvety smooth voice! Plague of Smiles.

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      Michael Barry on February 18, 2011

      Looks like we'll fall short of the $30K, but I'm hopeful we might see that covers EP anyway! :)

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      Carol O'Brien on February 17, 2011

      Keep making music from the core of your soul! New Jersey loves you!
      Carol, Lindsey, & Kirsten O'Brien

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      Denise Brodsky on February 16, 2011

      Thank you for the great show at Cafe du Nord last night. I have been listening to "Mondo Amore" nonstop ever since it's release. I am so happy to be able to support you and the band in this campaign. Hope the year ahead brings you much happines and sucess. And keep on rocking!

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      adam fujiki on February 14, 2011

      hey Nicole
      just put you over 20K! whoo hoo! looking forward to the Toronto show.
      take it easy!
      adam

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      Martin Willcocks on February 13, 2011

      Just bought your new CD from Amazon, along with Neptune City CD (already bought the mp3 album from eMusic.) Saw you in Park City twice at ASCAP Music Cafe and loved what I heard! There's a half-page article about you in today's Salt Lake Tribune BTW. Best wishes for continued success!

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      Ivan on February 13, 2011

      Hi Nicole & the Black Sea,
      I love the new record! Can't to see you y'all in Chicago!
      Ivan

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      David Milner on February 11, 2011

      Hey Nicole and the Black Sea,
      Sending some good karma from Canada. Glad to help out, more people need to hear your tunes with their great sonic landscape! See you at the Media Club tomorrow.
      Cheers,
      David

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      Eric Gustafson on February 10, 2011

      So Kickstarter ends after you hit my city (Portland this Sunday). How is this going to work?

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      Darl Lopez on February 10, 2011

      Good luck! I hope you get the 30k...Love your music. :) ~~~~sending good vibes~~~~~~~~~

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      Richard McKay on February 9, 2011

      Wishing you well from Birmingham England and awaiting news on being able to contribute from here so my CD is as special as I can afford!

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      Joe Eskenazi on February 8, 2011

      Listening to Mondo Amore all i can say is WOW!!! Also pledged $60 wish it could be more...

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      "GC" on January 26, 2011

      Hey! If the 30k goal is reached she'll make a 7 cover song EP for all kickstarters that pledged money so keep spreading the word! :)) NEW GOAL!!!

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      Cyrus Toufanian on January 25, 2011

      My wife and I discovered Nicole when she opened for Chris Isaak in Boca Raton several years ago. We recently flew to NYC just to see her perform at City Winery - it was a great show and we even got to meet Nicole afterwards. Hope you add some Florida locations to your tour - Palm Beach County has several great venues - email me if you want suggestions.

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      Kelly Carvin on January 25, 2011

      way to go on reaching your goal nicole!

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      Christine Askew on January 25, 2011

      You make it so damn easy to want to pitch in and help out. Keep crankin' out amazing albums!! See you in Chicago :)

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      Bryan on January 25, 2011

      Nicole's going to have to make a whole album for the $500+ crowd. :-)

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      Micha van Wijngaarden on January 25, 2011

      Raise the goal and by an airplane instead of a van. We are waiting for you to come to Europe! I promise no volcano ash clouds anymore!

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      "GC" on January 25, 2011

      Congrats :)

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      Lisa on January 25, 2011

      Congratulations!

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      "GC" on January 25, 2011

      Just pledged $30. Hope you guys in the US will enjoy the tour :) Nicole come to Europe also!!

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      THE 'STEP' on January 25, 2011

      nicole, way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!keep it going and you will have a nice van and other things to help you to produce music for the folks that appreciate your voice. keep it going . the pussycat

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      Ryan Peraro on January 24, 2011

      i really wanted that song with my name in it...big fan!

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      Klaus and Petra Thiel on January 24, 2011

      Dear Nicole, I didn't know you 5 hours ago. Just looked for new projects at kickstarter. Found your's and now I'm sitting here after ordering your CD "Neptune city" at amazon listening one song after the other from you in youtube. Your voice and your band are so awesome - couldn't get enough. but now it's 03:27 a.m., I've got to go to bed and hopefully dream of "The way it is" - Perfect song - amazing. See you at the soundcheck - wherever...

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      Nate Ehlers on January 24, 2011

      Nicole! You have the most beautiful voice in the whole world and I hope that you can get your bus and spread your talent to even more people! (Also, a stop in North Dakota would be cool. . . not that anyone WANTS to come here. Haha.)

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      Rose Napolitano Davidson on January 24, 2011

      Discovered you via The Avett Brothers concerts in the NY area. (Also happened to be standing next to your parents during a show at Irving Plaza a couple of years ago - your mom and I had a grand old time together!) Good luck - hope my small pledge helps out!

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      Steve Saulsbury on January 23, 2011

      Made a pledge. I'm really wishing I could afford more, but I had to be reasonable. We were hoping to attend a show anyway, so I hope the "reward" corresponds with the show we had in mind. Or maybe more tour dates announced later into 2011?

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      Sasha Aliza Lewis on January 22, 2011

      I wont even get to see your show, but it's still worth it. Wish I could give more.

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      Benjamín González Saucedo on January 21, 2011

      I wish you continue writing and performing beautiful music...Can´t wait to listen to "Mondo Amore"...Greetings from Zapopan, Mexico.

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      Steve on January 21, 2011

      Looking forward to the show at the Turf Club.

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      Kelly Carvin on January 21, 2011

      I love what you are doing!!!

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      Daniel Gauvreau on January 20, 2011

      Hey Nicole, I pledged 60$ yesterday and I was thinking about it again today and I can say it just feels awesome to do something good for the sake of music you know!? I can't wait to see you in Montréal in February and I hope I get a chance to say hi! :-) J'adore ce que tu fais, continu!!!!

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      Craig Allen on January 20, 2011

      Looking forward to seeing you and the band in San Diego and LA.. Thank you for the countless hours of enjoyment listening to your music. Hope these donations help you to achieve your dreams.

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      Jeff on January 19, 2011

      Nicole, I just pledged $60 for you and the band. I so wish I could afford to give you the rest. I hope you reach goal and am so happy to have been able to help out!

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      Kyle Howard on January 19, 2011

      The live streaming show today was excellent. I hope you add a tour stop to Kansas City or Lawrence, KS.

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      Renee Belanger on January 19, 2011

      Can't wait to see you in St. Paul!! This is a great way for your fans to really feel a part of the tour!

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      Jon Mendenhall on January 19, 2011

      See you in LA.

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      George Belden on January 19, 2011

      Thank you for the Livestream show - you have a wonderful personality and presence (and Irena is phenomenal). Hope to see you live somewhere in the Cleveland-Columbus-Pittsburgh area.

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      Sebastian Stockey on January 19, 2011

      Best wishes! Maybe there'll be a chance to see you in Germany sometime.

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      Brian Leth on January 19, 2011

      Wow, getting a good feeling about this XD The total amount doubled while I was filling mine out! Consider this a "Thank You" for the free WXPN shows.

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      THE 'STEP' on January 19, 2011

      nicole, you have a great talent, i hope my pledge of 150 bucks will help your dream. you are a shining star which deserves to be heard around the" world". it is not to often when a talent like you comes around. best wishes. THE "STEP"

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      Jake Bartolone on January 19, 2011

      I'm headed out to Sundance tonight -- maybe I'll see you there!

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      Lisa on January 19, 2011

      Best wishes in reaching your goal! Look forward to seeing your performance at Bowery Ballroom.

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“This is the record I’ve been wanting to make since I was 12,” says Nicole Atkins. “It has so many layers, it’s able to do whatever it wants without defining itself as one thing.”

It’s been a tumultuous three years since the release of Atkins’ acclaimed 2007 debut, Neptune City, but the wait has proved worth it. Mondo Amore is a courageous, provocative work, fraught with dramatic tension, sweeping emotions, and musical ambition. With Atkins’ remarkable voice commanding attention at the forefront, songs like “My Baby Don’t Lie” and the searing “This Is For Love” capture the raw ache and self-reflective disillusionment of a love gone bad. Daytrotter described Atkins’ recent session as “a pretty soundtrack to violent waters,” which the New Jersey-born singer/songwriter sees as a spot-on portrayal of the album itself.

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