found the quote in Jane Magazine:
"you can't listen to Nicole Atkin's dreamy songs without getting all teary-eyed."
ah yeah jane mag, not rolling stone, although she was in rolling stone's "10 artists to watch" in May of 06
there's a quality to her voice... it's like a dead loved one appears next to you, grabs your hand, and stares into your eyes. and not in the creepy deemo way. it's pretty serious.
wow yessssssssss that is pretty much the perfect way to describe it