DEREK NICOLETTO’S JUST PANIC AND GET IT OVER WITH
TO BE RELEASED APRIL 16, 2013
ALBUM RELEASE PARTY AT ARLENE’S GROCERY, LOWER EAST SIDE, APRIL 19TH, 2013
INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITIONS DIPLAYING VISUAL ART INSPIRED BY THE RECORD… COMING THIS SUMMER, 2013
New York, NY- Derek Nicoletto is back with a profound and empowering 6-song collection, Just Panic And Get It Over With, poised for wide digital release on April 16, 2013 on 7 Trick Pony Records. As a more eclectic follow-up to his debut, Kind Ghosts, Just Panic and Get It Over With
showcases Nicoletto’s full-bodied, flexible rock voice, twisting
sometimes in multiple melodies over a thoughtful electro-pop score. Just Panic… marks Nicoletto’s most impressive performances to date, and the songs on Just Panic… are inspiring some of the world’s finest visual artists to create pieces to be displayed in celebration of the release.
Just Panic And Get It Over With invites the listener
to dance or to dream. It kicks off with an unconventional, bass-driven
anthem, “Kings Are We,” followed by the swirling, retro flirtation of
“F5.” In the record’s darker middle section, Nicoletto belts out the
rocker, “Hell in Gramercy” and soars through “Mother Numb It,” a song
drawn from a scene from Nicoletto’s troubled childhood. In “Blink of an
Eye,” Nicoletto narrates both sides of love and heartbreak. Nicoletto
caps off the listen with the Bowie-esque “San Simeon,” the most hopeful
and arguably one of the most striking songs on the album with its dense
poetry, lilting vocals and intricate grooves. Start to finish this album
is as exciting as it is heartfelt. Nicoletto will be celebrating the
release at Arlene’s Grocery on April 19 - the first performance in a
soon-to-be announced national tour.
“I trusted my bandmate, producer Kiyanu Kim and his vision for this album. Just Panic And Get It Over With
took me into darker, but more liberated directions as a performer,
songwriter and lyricist. I cannot wait to bring that freedom to the
stage,” Nicoletto said.
To accompany the tour for Just Panic and Get It Over With,
Nicoletto is curating a number of art exhibitions around the world
starting in NYC, the city he calls home. Over twenty and counting
handpicked visual artists are currently in the process of creating
pieces inspired by a song of their choice from Just Panic And Get It Over With.
After the SoHo, NYC gallery opening in mid-July, a number of other
international cities will be announced as the next step for the Just Panic exhibition tour. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements in the next months.
About Derek Nicoletto:
Charting on hundreds of FM and college stations or live on Sirius
radio, Derek's songs have reached millions of people on the radio waves.
His songs have been used in over 25 television programs and several
commercials. Most recently: MTV (several shows), VH1, NBC, CBS, NBC
Dateline, FuseTV, E!, A&E, Sports NY, Spike TV, LOGO, Lifetime, OWN.
Comm: KMart, Levi's, Radio Shack, Hyundai, State Farm, PGA Tour, and
more.
Just Panic and Get It Over With follows Derek Nicoletto’s first-ever solo album, Kind Ghosts
(2011 7 Trick Pony/Island Def Jam Distribution). On his debut,
Nicoletto flaunted a more electropop direction from his former rock
band, Telling on Trixie.
Having penned scores of pop/rock songs for his own bands, other
artists and commercial projects, Nicoletto has become a well-known voice
in the independent music scene and a voting member of the Grammy Awards.
The journey of his sophomore effort includes visual art movements and
live performances that stretch into the most inventive and expressive
territory of his career to date.
DEREK NICOLETTO,
Just Panic And Get It Over With
1. Kings Are We
2. F5
3. Hell In Gramercy
4. Mother Numb It
5. Blink of An Eye
6. San Simeon
-Tracks 1,2,4 & 6 produced, recorded and mixed by
Kiyanu Kim for 3PMusic
-Tracks 2 & 5 produced, recorded and mixed by Jamie Siegel for JRock Studios NYC
-Cover art by Ian Sklarsky
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