Nicole Dollanganger

Nicole Dollanganger
Birth nameNicole Ann Bell
Born (1991-09-08) September 8, 1991 (age 33)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • artist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2011–present
Labels
Websitenicoledollanganger.com

Nicole Ann Bell (born September 8, 1991), known professionally as Nicole Dollanganger, is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter.[1][2][3] Dollanganger's music is characterized by a feminine, high-pitched vocal style, minimalist instrumentation, and lyrical themes frequently pertaining to true crime, violence, sexuality, and romance.[1][2][3][4] Her music has been described as "lo-fi",[5] "atmospheric",[2] and "bedroom folk",[5] and is associated with the folk, folk pop, bedroom pop, slowcore and dream pop genres.[6][7][8][9]

In 2015, Rolling Stone named Dollanganger in an article titled "10 New Artists You Need to Know", stating that her "gothic folk songs" described as "macabre millennial nightmares, softened by dream-pop tranquilizers, reverberating from a casket-shaped music box", are "as beautiful as they are brutal."[6] Most of her releases were released as digital-only, and a majority of them were initially published by Dollanganger herself through the music website Bandcamp. Her stage name comes from the Dollanganger Series of novels by V. C. Andrews.[10]

  1. ^ a b Tapeline, Dennis (August 9, 2018). "Nicole Dollanganger: Taboo-Pushing Chanteuse Shaped by Hardcore and Horror". Revolver. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Rose, Francesca (November 20, 2018). "Music You Should Know: The Horror Movie Ambience of Nicole Dollanganger". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Moreland, Quinn (November 8, 2018). "Nicole Dollanganger: Heart Shaped Bed". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ^ McDermott, Patrick (October 3, 2015). "Nicole Dollanganger Sings For Freaks Like You". The Fader. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Cills, Hazel (October 5, 2015). "Nicole Dollanganger: Natural Born Losers". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "10 New Artists You Need to Know: October 2015". Rolling Stone. October 28, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  7. ^ Turner, David (October 6, 2015). "Nicole Dollanganger 'Natural Born Losers' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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  9. ^ "Nicole Dollanganger readies Natural Born Losers". Fact Magazine. August 28, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  10. ^ Dollanganger, Nicole (2018). "Nicole Dollanganger INTERVIEW". Sunday Glide (Interview). Interviewed by Bobby Gale. Prince Edward: Prince Edward County Radio Corporation.