Nicole Dollanganger - Curdled Milk

1. Coma Baby

2. Holes Of Albinos

3. Blood Brothers

4. Barren

5. Dog Teeth

6. Hair Lockets

7. Valley Of The Dead

8. Ghosts

9. Ball Jointed Doll (Harry)

10. Farmer's Field

11. Cries Of The Elephant Man Bones

Nicole Dollanganger has released her debut album titled "Curdled Milk." This album has a very soft, squeaky, girly quality to it. This seems to be very simple, but just enough of an indie side to be edgy and cool. She has a similar sound to that of a Lights or Melanie Martinez, so if you like those artists, you could really like this album. She has done a pretty good job on this album. When looking at the recording quality of this album, this album could use more production for sure, as this album was recorded in a bathroom and bedroom. As such, this sounds quite good for that. With proper production and recording, there is no telling how good this could be. The instrumentation on this album is quite simple. Being a solo artist and where it was recorded, and with her being really sick while making this album, its a feat in itself that she made this sound like it does. Now onto the vocals and the lyrics, the vocals on this album are actually quite good. You can tell that Nicole can certainly sing, she has a strong voice and can really hold a note. She sure has potential. With the lyrics, Nicole goes for a quite weird but unique angle here. Nicole hits a deep dark sad place where depression, suicide and just all around gloom live. These are the things she sings about, in a very soft, squeaky voice. You would not expect these lyrics from an artist sound like this, so it is a unique perspective. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the idea of this album. Nicole has a different way at looking at pop music, giving it a very dark place to go to. This is something you have to listen to for yourself to understand it really. We feel that with a more polished album, you could really hear and feel the pain she sings about. This is certainly an artist we would like to hear more of as she progresses. Really good job for this stripped down debut. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it.

Genre: Ambient/Pop/Indie

Release Date: July 13th, 2012
Location: Stouffville, Ontario
Website: http://nicoledollanganger.com/

Label: None