Denim & diamonds / Nikki Lane.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: CD-NW-6467 | New West RecordsNW6467 CD | New West RecordsPublisher: [Burbank, California] : New West Records, [2022]Copyright date: ℗2022Description: 1 audio disc (33 min.,10 sec.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - performed music
- audio
- audio disc
- Denim and diamonds
- Produced by Joshua Homme.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From the moment Denim & Diamonds kicks off with the fuzz-tone swagger of "First High," it's clear that something is different this time around for Nikki Lane: her Americana has grown tougher and heavier, swinging to a big backbeat. The difference can be chalked up to Lane's choice to hire Josh Homme as producer. He, in turn, brought in a number of his Queens of the Stone Age bandmates to give Denim & Diamonds a genuine earthy kick not only on the rockers -- of which there are quite a few -- but also on such searching ballads as "Good Enough." There, Lane wonders if she'll be good enough for a lover, one of the many moments of doubt and self-recrimination that float through Denim & Diamonds, questioning that reflects how she considered leaving music behind after the release of Highway Queen in 2017. If the songs were born in uncertainty, as a record Denim & Diamonds comes from a place of confidence. Some of that is due to the QOTSA crew lending muscle and texture to the tunes, but this is also unquestionably Lane's album; her emotions are laid bare, and she pulls the listener into her feelings through her powerful, yearning voice. The combination of open heart and open road -- there's no other place the stomping "Black Widow" would sound better -- makes Denim & Diamonds a remarkable record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Title from disc label.
Produced by Joshua Homme.
Nikki Lane, vocals, guitar ; with additional musicians.
All songs written or co-written by Nikki Lane.
First high -- Denim & diamonds -- Faded -- Born tough -- Try harder -- Good enough -- Live/love -- Black widow -- Pass it down -- Chimayo.
From the first bass note within the driving drum beat you can tell something is different about the new record from Nikki Lane. The backbeat feels like a gutsy strut while the lead guitar feels like a revved-up engine shifting gears. This album comes out firing, spit shining the cowboy boots and tossing on a jean jacket. It has the Highway Queen embracing a more rock-oriented sound while still maintaining the heartfelt outlaw country sound she has developed across her previous three releases. Her stylized, story-telling lyrics are all there as well as her catchy country hooks. The outlaw country sound is now balanced out with a gritty guitar and a machine gun snare that echoes the sound of '70s rock. Nikki Lane has made a record that sounds new and old. Familiar and surprising. She embraces where she has come from, the lessons learned along the way, all while doing things her way.