Nicholas Altobelli (born February 11, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter based in

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Career

Altobelli's debut self-released album, ''Waiting for the Flowers to Bloom'', was released during the winter of 2008. His self-released follow up, ''The Regulator'', was released during the spring of 2010. Shortly after the release of ''The Regulator'', Altobelli launched his own label, Dalton Records, where he released 2011's ''Radio Waves and Telephone Wire''. The album featured a duet with former

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member,

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. Fort Worth Star Telegram/dfw.com ranked ''Radio Waves and Telephone Wire'' Number 7 for its top ten albums of 2011. Later that year he was nominated for solo act of the year by the

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. In the spring and summer of 2012, Altobelli went into the studio with producer, Salim Nourallah, to work on a brand new album. Unlike his previous albums, this album tends to stray away from the acoustic folk that he is known for. The album features John Dufilho and

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winner and nominee Joe Reyes as well as many other Dallas musicians. '' Without a Home'' was released on February 26, 2013. Altobelli released ''Mesocyclone'' EP on August 5, 2014. Altobelli announced in April 2015 that his next full-length album, ''Searching Through That Minor Key'', will be released on July 7, 2015 After a brief hiatus of releasing music, Altobelli returned with 2019's Vertigo. During the

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, Altobelli released a collection of acoustic songs called ''Kids''

Discography

* ''Waiting for the Flowers to Bloom'' (2008) *''The Regulator'' (2010) *''Radio Waves and Telephone Wire'' (2011) *'' Without a Home'' (2013) *''Mesocyclone P' (2014) *'' Searching Through That Minor Key'' (2015) *''Vertigo'' (2019) *''Kids'' (2020) *''Technicolor Hearts'' (TBD)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Altobelli, Nicholas 1985 births Living people People from Fountain Valley, California Singers from Dallas American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Texas Singer-songwriters from California 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singer-songwriters