Listening to the music of Nicole Collins is like watching a movie with a very human story and a spectacular soundtrack which goes straight from your ears to your heart ... as Nicole’s lyrics paint a vivid picture of her emotional world. ... When she details the moments leading up to a double-suicide in “The Edge”, your heart can’t help but race and then break ..."
Nicole’s voice has the strength and self-assurance of a strong female singer-songwriter, ranging from near-pop fun to deep soul rhythm in sound. Her band lends subtle musical background to support this changing voice, highlighting Nicole’s strengths in the way that the right lighting can enhance the picture of a film.
Kathryn Vercillo - Indie In-Tune
"Her vocal ability along with her well crafted songwriting is appealing to the ear at a time when vocal and songwriting these days is hard to come by mainstream."
Women in Entertainment newspaper
"Very hushed, conversational .... the right emotional setting. ... Detailed nicely with the shades and nuances of real life that make this ring true."
Unisong, praise for "The Edge"
" 'Not This Time' has strong and lively tracks accompanied by Nicole's signature vocals (melodic and harmonic). I started to list some of my favorite tracks here, such as: Maria (Hold On), These Days, I’m Doing Fine, August and then I realized that I was about to list all the titles, just in a different order. Have you ever listened to an entire cd and thought you were listening to a greatest collection? WELL!!! This is one of those masterpieces ... She paints lyrical pictures and sings you into a musical journey."
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"The surprise of this album is not how well Nicole sings. That we have known for a long time. But her songwriting, her arrangements and her growth as an artist comes as a particularly pleasant revelation. These songs have really grown on me, to the point where I find myself singing them on the train, the sidewalk, in the kitchen. That's always a good sign."
NC fans (real fans!)