Nicole Atkins Lets "Trippin' On Teardrops" Spill Into "Drama"
Written By: Big C
Sleepless nights can make the world feel like it is moving without you. Nicole Atkins catches that disorientation inside Trippin' On Teardrops. It's the bright but bruised opening track from her forthcoming album Drama. Produced by Pat Sansone of Wilco & The Autumn Defense, the record wraps loneliness in a girl-group rush instead of letting the sadness sit still. Atkins wrote it during a period of severe sleep disruption, burnout, and the strange feeling of watching ordinary life pass through a dream. The chorus arrived first as an SOS in a Nashville writing session, while Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn and John helped her see that the words she considered almost too vulnerable were the ones worth keeping. That honesty turns the song away from simple heartbreak and toward the harder realization that Atkins had lost contact with herself. She states:
The person I was missing most was myself, but sometimes it just takes a good friend to shine a light to get ya through it.
Filmed by Caleb Herring inside a turn-of-the-century New Jersey mansion, it follows a glamorous woman whose beautiful estate becomes increasingly hollow as mounted fish emerge as her only company. The preserved rooms, bathing tunnels, grounds, and abandoned trophies turn luxury into a visual trap rather than an escape. "Trippin' On Teardrops" opens "Drama," Atkins’ first all-new full-length release in more than six years, arriving September 18 through Sun Records and Wicked Game Records. Recorded largely live across four days in Nashville, the album moves through Memphis soul, noir, classic pop, and a duet with Chris Isaak while keeping Atkins’ personal writing at the center. This album is both a studio return and a renewed invitation into her live world. Watch the official video to "Trippin’ on Teardrops" below and keep up with Nicole Atkins on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, TWITTER, and YOUTUBE.
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