The Indie Sound with Jimmy Star

The Indie Sound With Jimmy Star - Nicotine Dolls

10 min
Nov 11, 20256 months ago
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Summary

Jimmy Star features Nicotine Dolls, a New York-based indie rock band whose lead singer Sam Siri appeared on America's Got Talent in 2022. The episode explores the band's alternative indie rock sound influenced by artists like The 1975 and The Killers, and plays two of their songs: 'What Makes You Sad' and 'Till We Both Say.'

Insights
  • Reality TV platforms like America's Got Talent serve as significant discovery and credibility-building channels for independent music artists
  • Band naming conventions can reflect deeper thematic elements of their music, with Nicotine Dolls exploring social anxiety through their sonic identity
  • Indie rock bands are successfully blending influences from established alternative acts to create contemporary sounds that resonate with modern audiences
  • Social media presence remains critical for indie band discoverability and fan engagement in the streaming era
Trends
Alternative indie rock maintaining mainstream appeal through reality TV exposureIndie bands leveraging emotional vulnerability and introspective themes in songwritingCross-platform podcast promotion strategy for music discovery and artist developmentSocial anxiety and mental health themes becoming central to indie rock narrativesGravelly vocal styles gaining prominence in contemporary indie rock production
Topics
Indie Rock Music DiscoveryAmerica's Got Talent as Artist PlatformAlternative Rock InfluencesSocial Anxiety in Music NarrativesIndependent Band MarketingVocal Performance TechniquesMusic Video ProductionPodcast-Based Artist PromotionNew York Music SceneEmotional Songwriting in Indie Rock
Companies
America's Got Talent
Platform where Nicotine Dolls lead singer Sam Siri performed in 2022, providing major exposure for the band
Apple Podcasts
Distribution platform where The Indie Sound with Jimmy Star ranks highly on charts
People
Sam Siri
Lead singer of Nicotine Dolls who performed on America's Got Talent in 2022 and is known for his gravelly vocal style
Jimmy Star
Host of The Indie Sound podcast who features and promotes independent music artists to a growing audience
Quotes
"They're a New York band. They're described as a blend of alternative indie indie rock with influences from artists like the 1975 and the killers."
Jimmy Star
"Their name nicotine dolls comes from the high school term for people who would stand outside smoking at parties due to social anxiety."
Jimmy Star
"I think they're super duper talented. I do have another song that we have from them."
Jimmy Star
Full Transcript
We everybody welcome to the indie sound with Jimmy star your backstage past to the global independent music scene. Today we're going to talk about a band called nicotine dolls. I had never heard about them until they were on. America's Got Talent the lead singer Sam Siri was on America's Got Talent in 2022. He did a bang up job. We're going to actually play the song their song that he sang during that performance. He was great. But basically they're a New York band. They're described as a blend of alternative indie indie rock with influences from artists like the 1975 and the killers. And he's got a very the lead singers got a very gravely voice and their name nicotine dolls comes from the high school term for people who would stand outside smoking at parties due to social anxiety. And he's got a feeling that the band's music often explores. So the first song we're going to play from them is called What Makes You Sad. It's a great great song. This guy's got a great voice. They did great. He did great on American. America's Got Talent and you guys are going to dig this up. Check out nicotine dolls. What makes you sad? Tell me what makes you sad. Tell me what makes you sad. Tell me what makes you sad. Tell me what makes you sad. Oh tell me what makes you sad. Everything that we've been stopping were that's from an out of me. It's like a hammer to the knees of who I want to be. Somebody who's easy to beat around. My adjective is overwhelming. Tell me what makes you. Tell me what makes you. Tell me what makes you. Tell me what makes you sad. Oh tell me what makes you. Tell me what makes you. I still know what it's for. Then you know. It's for then you know. It's for then you know. It's for then you. I said you might show you life. You made a choice. I'm loving me. You regret. You were run away from the falling hours into another person's heart. You made it in the stronger parts. When we could hardly close you up all apart. Next to this bleeding bruising heart. On a long and a real no one wants to again. You leave me hanging in the open. Tell me what makes you sad. Tell me what makes you sad. You said tell me what makes you sad. Tell me what makes you. I still know what makes you. Tell me what makes you. Tell me what makes you sad. I was nicotine dollars what makes you sad. I played them on my other podcast to Jimmy star show with Rodden also once in a while I really think it's a great song. I think they're super duper talented. I do have another song that we have from them and the name of the song is called Till We Both Say. I think you guys will dig it. Here you guys is the nicotine dollars Till We Both Say the official music video. I haven't been kissed in a while. I haven't pulled away smiling just to do it again. I can't wait till they can both say I've been feeling it all time. I can't wait till they can both say I've been feeling it all time. I don't tell me if it's days. I haven't left this apartment. No one's walking away. You're at the foot of my bed. I want to hear everything. I see you as soon through your head. So hide the sight and the scars. I'll show you my dead of promise to give out to yours. I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart and I've opened my heart Hey I been waiting for the first time and I don't want to be the broken I've told you I've fallen for the hour I can't wait until you can boil the same Everybody says that we're just crazy I wouldn't change one line of words that you've heard tonight No matter what everybody says, anybody says I'm going crazy, holding this, holding my true I think you're holding it too, I think you're holding it too I think you're holding it too, maybe the same way you do I can't wait till you can both say I've been waiting for the same Oh now what do you think I've got? When I told you I've fallen for you Can't wait till you can both say I've been waiting I know you've been waiting for you Can't wait till you can both say I've been Can't wait till you can both say I've been waiting for the same Oh now what do you think I've been waiting for the same Oh now what do you think I've fallen for you Can't wait till you can both say I've been waiting for the same Oh now what do you think I've fallen for the same Oh now what do you think I've fallen for the same Hey everybody, so that was nicotine dolls Till we both say the official music video Today shows all about the nicotine dolls They're a really great indie band You can follow them at nicotine dolls on Social media, I think you guys will dig them We end our show for today So thanks for tuning in, please keep listening Because we're way up on the top of the Apple Podcast charts And I appreciate all your support And we'll see you next time, thank you so much everybody, bye bye