Nikki Hill Sweet Little Rock and Roller from The Extended Play Sessions on Alternate Root TV

What keeps Nikki Hill a genrefree zone is the way the sound comes at you from the stage. It is raw. The music attacks with a ferocity sweetened by Nikki s voice so that it is never feral. Nikki Hill and her band, The Pirate Crew, use Durham, North Carolina as a base. They describe their sound as Roots Rock n Roll. Following an E. P. released in June, 2012, the group have released Here s Nikki Hill in the spring of 2013. Nikki Hill has a nofilter energy, taking all the flavors of American roots music and delivering a sound that will make you testify to the power of rock n roll Nikki s gritty vocal sings female empowerment using the dynamic bump and grind of Stax soul. The Pirate Crew are a nonstop rhythm section led by the rhythm and lead guitar work of husband, Matt Hill. Nikki s musical roots began while singing in gospel choirs at church as a child. She was introduced to musical diversity living in the college town of Chapel Hill introduced and the awareness of u