Nicotine Dolls

Formed in New York, Nicotine Dolls operate between alternative rock, pop and soul, with songwriting focused on Sam Cieri’s voice and arrangements that stay close to a band format. Nicotine Dolls first developed on the New York scene before expanding their audience through online videos, often built around raw takes, covers and songs tested live with passers-by. This mode of circulation highlighted an identity based on melodic choruses, prominently exposed vocals and a recurring tension between balladry, pop-rock and rhythm-and-blues inflections. Around Sam Cieri, Nicotine Dolls functions as a full band, with a sound that favors collective dynamics over showy production. Across releases and concerts, Nicotine Dolls has maintained this direct approach, where tracks rely on the contrast between vocal fragility, emotional build and spare instrumentation. The project sits within a contemporary American vein that mixes indie rock, band-oriented pop and soul songwriting, with a stage presence nourished by both clubs and spontaneously captured live formats.