WXPN Features Nicole Atkins as the XPN Artist To Watch for February

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Created on Friday, 01 February 2008 10:18

Gifted with the pristine, lilting croon of golden-era Nashville belles such as Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, 27-year-old Nicole Atkins melds her timeless voice with richly-crafted and pop-savvy Americana, fashioning for herself a distinct musical personality with an appeal that spans across genre lines. Cinematic orchestration and rock and roll instincts combine in Atkin’s music to create classic-meets-cutting-edge pop perfection. Listed as one of Rolling Stone’s Top 10 Artists To Watch before she had even released a full album, Atkin’s debut, Neptune City, offers lush, sweeping ballads of melancholia that assuredly deliver on such early promise.

“Based on her debut album and her powerful live shows, Nicole has an immensely promising career,” said Bruce Warren, assistant general manager of programming for WXPN. “She's got a sultry voice, strong songwriting skills and a noir-pop sound that is simply breathtaking.”

WXPN music director Dan Reed said, “So far the reaction of XPN listeners to Nicole has been fantastic and we couldn't miss this opportunity to feature a truly exciting new artist.”

For more on the XPN Artists To Watch series and this month’s featured artist, visit Artist To Watch

The XPN Artists To Watch series reflects WXPN’s commitment to nurturing fresh, new talent and exposing listeners to the best new music. Each month, the XPN Artists To Watch series spotlights a different up-and-coming performer who has produced an album or body of work that demonstrates outstanding vision, creativity and songwriting ability. Month-long on-air promotion is combined with online features to help audiences discover each artist.

WXPN, the nationally recognized leader in Triple A radio and the premier guide for discovering new and significant artists in rock, blues, roots, and folk, is the non-commercial, member-supported radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. WXPN produces World Cafe®, public radio’s most popular program of popular music hosted by David Dye and syndicated by NPR, and the Peabody Award winning Kids Corner hosted by Kathy O’Connell. WXPN also produces the alternative rock service, Y-Rock On XPN as its secondary radio channel in HD. WXPN serves the greater Philadelphia area at 88.5 FM, the Lehigh Valley at 104.9, Worton/Baltimore at 90.5 FM, Lancaster/York at 88.7 FM, Harrisburg at 99.7 FM, and the world via online streaming at XPN.org.