Nicole Atkins Transforms “Boss Level Lonely” Into Power on Anthemic New Single; New Album Out Sept 18

NICOLE ATKINS SHARES ANTHEMIC NEW SINGLE  “SINGING IN THE MIRROR” - LISTEN   TAKEN FROM ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER’S FIRST ALL-NEW FULL-LENGTH RELEASE IN OVER SIX YEARS   NEW LP PRODUCED BY WILCO’S PAT SANSONE WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LONGTIME FRIEND CHRIS ISAAK, DR. DOG’S ERIC SLICK, AND MORE FALL TOUR BEGINS OCTOBER 9   DRAMA ARRIVES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 VIA SUN RECORDS / WICKED GAME RECORDS   PRE-ORDERS/PRE-SAVES AVAILABLE NOW

Photo Credit: Barbara FG  Nicole Atkins is excited to share her anthemic song, “Singing In The Mirror,” the latest single from her long-awaited seventh studio album, Drama, arriving via Sun Records / Wicked Game Records on Friday, September 18. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now. “Singing In The Mirror” is a deeply personal song with a universal theme about loneliness and self-care that everyone can relate to. “I wrote it after coming home from having a blast at a Weird Al show,” reflects Atkins. “When I got home, I found myself alone and crying, looking at my own eyes in the mirror going, ‘where are you?’ And then I started singing the chorus verbatim because I was embarrassed that I was even doing that, and then was like ‘waaaaaait! Record this because it’s cool!’ The song came out finished in like a 10-minute trance. I recorded the demo to voice notes with the slow disco beat on the Omnicord and kept it that way for the recording.” LISTEN TO “SINGING IN THE MIRROR” PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE DRAMA Atkins’ first all-new full-length release in over six years, Drama was initially heralded last month with the premiere of its first single, “When the Night Falls.” An official music video, filmed in Nashville and conceived by Atkins and the Sun team, also premieres today and is streaming now on YouTube.   LISTEN TO “WHEN THE NIGHT FALLS” WATCH “WHEN THE NIGHT FALLS” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO  # # # Largely recorded live over four productive days in her current home base of Nashville, TN, with GRAMMY® Award-nominated musician/producer Pat Sansone (Wilco, The Autumn Defense, Robyn Hitchcock), Drama sees Atkins exploring the isolation, separation, and loneliness of a long-distance marriage through her signature fusion of musical genres and intimate lyrical songcraft. The album came together at the behest of her close friend and touring partner Chris Isaak, who signed her to Sun Records as part of his strategic alliance with the historic label as both artist and curator of new projects with his new imprint, Wicked Game Records. Drama spans style and era with smart design and an irrepressible buoyancy, from the girl group rush of “Trippin' On Teardrops” and Memphis soul-styled “For No One” to the James Bond-meets-Stevie Nicks noir of “Danny” and the wonderfully moody duet with Isaak, “Cue The Symphony.” “I’ve been in love with Nicole’s songs for many years and have always followed her career,” says Chris Isaak. “She and I are so simpatico when it comes to the music that inspires us, and she has a unique way of distilling that into her songwriting. She’s a true craftsman and an incredible singer. When it came time to start the label, she was my first thought. I’m so honored that she’s the label’s first signing, and I love ‘Drama!’” Accompanied by her touring band, guitarist John Paul Keith and drummer Danny Banks, with contributions by Sansone, in-demand drummer Eric Slick (Dr. Dog, Robyn Hitchcock, Brian Fallon), The Texas Gentlemen’s Dan Creamer, and Scottish troubadour Davey Horne, Atkins once again showcases her alchemical ability to transform myriad influences into singular sonic statements, leaning into the deeply personal in her ongoing quest to “write modern songs that could be part of the Great American Songbook.” Through it all, Atkins’s vivid, unabashedly dramatic voice flies far above easy comparison. Neo-classicist, retro-futurist, and transcendental medium – Drama makes it plain that Nicole Atkins somehow remains all of those things while always wholeheartedly following her own muse.   “I'm not trying to rehash or celebrate some bygone era,” Nicole Atkins says. “I'm just taking what I like melodically from the past and channeling it into my songs. I like to make them deeply personal. The question I come back to is – how do I make this sound exactly like me?”   Atkins will celebrate the arrival of Drama with a wide-ranging tour schedule, including a top-billed performance as part of Bethlehem, PA’s annual Musikfest, set for Air Products Americaplatz at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks on Sunday, August 2. Her Fall tour begins October 9 at Columbus, OH’s Rumba Cafe and continues through to Skinny Dennis in Nashville, TN on December 3. For updates, please visit www.nicoleatkins.com/tour.    # # #   NICOLE ATKINS DRAMA (Sun Records) Release Date: Friday, September 18, 2026

TRACKLIST: Trippin’ on Teardrops Singing in the Mirror Like a Stranger When the Night Falls Cue the Symphony Like It’s The First Time Curtain Call For No One Real Life Crying Out Loud Danny Softly, As You Were # # # NICOLE ATKINS - TOUR 2026 AUGUST 2 - Bethlehem, PA - Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks OCTOBER 9 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe 10 - Louisville, KY - Whirling Tiger 11 - Indianapolis, IN - HIFI NOVEMBER 13 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall 14 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar 15 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge 17 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club 18 - Milwaukee, WI - Vivarium 20 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme 21 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig 22 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland 24 - Albany NY - Lark Hall 25 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom 27 - Asbury Park, NJ - Wonder Bar 28 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head 29 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall DECEMBER 1 - Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor 2 - Asheville, NC - Revival 3 - Nashville, TN - Skinny Dennis # # #