Easy Breezy

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A skeleton key, so named for its skeletal design, can unlock virtually anything. Jamie Nichole, a singer-songwriter out of Indiana, wears one around her neck at all times. Symbolically, it’s a fitting totem. Nichole’s music is simple and accessible ” down-tempo songs comprised mostly of acoustic guitar, keys, soft percussion, and the lilting twang of her voice. This Time Around is laced with dreamy imagery ” burning incense and gentle breezes ” swaddled in shimmering organs and pangs of electric guitar. Most of Nichole’s music is languorous, taking its time to tell the story. From the bending guitars and treacly vocals of All I Ask to the elegiac Out of Sight, where Nichole says adieu to a bad relationship, listeners are lulled into a serene state of mind. You may want to light some incense.