I ordered Nikki Lane’s Walk Of Shame (can’t beat that title!) based on some sound clips I heard-they had a bluesy, rootsy sound, although I have since heard
this album described as outlaw country, which has traditionally been a male
province.
After getting the disc and listening to it, it definitely should be filed as country, but
Nashville-via-South-Carolina singer Nikki Lane at least comes by her drawl
honestly (as opposed to country singers from Boston or Toronto who seem to lose the
northern accents for the y’all factor).
While I still am not a huge fan of the guitar tuning in country music (don’t like the twang), the songwriting on this disc is excellent, and I thought the title track was worth the price of admission.
Lane breaks stereotypes on this moody record, with lyrics of of misbehaving and moving on, one-night stands and shady ex-boyfriends.
On songs like "Coming Home To You," the album is pure country...a little too "yee-hah" for me.
Her follow-up album was released by New West and was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.
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How's she compare to Rosanne Cash? She one of my standards of excellence in modern country music.
ReplyDeleteLee
Tossing It Out
You're asking the wrong person...I barely listen to country.
ReplyDeleteDo the links work? How did they sound?
The videos played fine, but I was not sold on her music on the basis of these. She's not bad, but her voice is a little maybe too nasally or something that didn't appeal to me. She was kind of like a country Stevie Nicks doing a tinge of country punk or something.
ReplyDeleteRosanne Cash has a fuller, stronger, more mature sound with stronger melodies that are more unique.
Nothing bad about this gal here, but I'm not blown away by her music. Her song writing skills show potential.
Lee
Tossing It Out
>doing a tinge of country punk
ReplyDeleteProbably just where our tastes diverge-the edginess is what sold me (I'd heard the song "Lies" prior to buying).
LC