Comments on: Nicole Atkins – Neptune City http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/ Independent music from Edinburgh, Scotland - with added gin and swearing. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Divinyl http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2485 Divinyl Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:01:27 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/15/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2485 I really didn't like this album when I first heard it, but it's definitely been a grower. Now when I hear one of the songs I find myself smiling and humming along without even realising it. You've certainly been prolific with your posting recently Matthew...don't know how you do it! I have some many ideas swimming around in my head and jotted notes...but actually turning them into finished posts...well... I really didn’t like this album when I first heard it, but it’s definitely been a grower. Now when I hear one of the songs I find myself smiling and humming along without even realising it.

You’ve certainly been prolific with your posting recently Matthew…don’t know how you do it! I have some many ideas swimming around in my head and jotted notes…but actually turning them into finished posts…well…

]]> By: Dylan http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2486 Dylan Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:20:00 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/15/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2486 To get the camp - just imagine Shirley Bassey singing <i>Neptune City</i>! To get the camp – just imagine Shirley Bassey singing Neptune City!

]]> By: Drunk Country http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2487 Drunk Country Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:13:22 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/15/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2487 Fuck that. I just love the music/voice/pomp. Fuck that. I just love the music/voice/pomp.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2488 Matthew Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:20:23 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/15/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2488 It's not the gayness, it's the unironic exuberance. We indie kids, especially narrow-minded fundamentalists like myself, like to dress everything up in heavy layers of irony so that if someone makes fun of us in a mean way we always have the 'Well, duh, I was being <i>ironic</i>, obviously.' defence. It’s not the gayness, it’s the unironic exuberance. We indie kids, especially narrow-minded fundamentalists like myself, like to dress everything up in heavy layers of irony so that if someone makes fun of us in a mean way we always have the ‘Well, duh, I was being ironic, obviously.’ defence.

]]> By: Daniel http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2489 Daniel Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:55:21 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/15/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2489 My gay ears can't help but be instantly in love with this sound. Perked right up to it in today's listening cruise down the Hype Machine Highway, but the difference here is that i'm somehow strangely not ashamed to say so! My gay ears can’t help but be instantly in love with this sound. Perked right up to it in today’s listening cruise down the Hype Machine Highway, but the difference here is that i’m somehow strangely not ashamed to say so!

]]> By: Darren http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2490 Darren Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:21:03 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/15/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2490 I saw her a few months back supporting the 1990s and Sons and Daughters. She's got the most amazing voice I've ever heard live. I saw her a few months back supporting the 1990s and Sons and Daughters.

She’s got the most amazing voice I’ve ever heard live.

]]> By: Drunk Country http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2491 Drunk Country Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:19:39 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/15/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2491 100% agree with you on the weak spine 3 - I adore this album & the skittering pop junkie in me loves the soaring choruses. Makes I smile. DC 100% agree with you on the weak spine 3 – I adore this album & the skittering pop junkie in me loves the soaring choruses. Makes I smile.

DC

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2493 Matthew Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:33:59 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/15/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2493 It's in the exaggerated theatricality. And my missus said so and she is possibly the biggest fag hag in the world, so she must <i>*cough*</i> be right! It’s in the exaggerated theatricality. And my missus said so and she is possibly the biggest fag hag in the world, so she must *cough* be right!

]]> By: nazz nomad http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2492 nazz nomad Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:13:10 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2008/01/15/nicole-atkins-neptune-city/#comment-2492 I don't see the camp. I do agree that it is a wonderful album. I don’t see the camp. I do agree that it is a wonderful album.

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