Nicole Atkins in Grand Rapids

Nicole Atkins is an American singer-songwriter from Neptune, New Jersey. Her music blends soul, 1960s psychedelia and Americana with the pull of 1950s crooners and Brill Building songwriting, and critics have compared her voice to Roy Orbison. Since her Columbia debut "Neptune City" (2007), named after her home region, she has released albums such as "Goodnight Rhonda Lee" (2017) and "Italian Ice" (2020).