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Artist | Nikki Lane
Title | Highway Queen
Genre | Country Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 36:57
Label | New West Records Store | 2017
Catalog | NW6442 Rip | 2017
Bitrate | 249 kbps Size | 69.13 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. 700,000 Rednecks 3:30
02. Highway Queen 3:51
03. Lay You Down 3:58
04. Jackpot 3:33
05. Companion 3:08
06. Big Mouth 3:39
07. Foolish Heart 4:04
08. Send The Sun 2:57
09. Muddy Waters 3:11
10. Forever Lasts Forever 5:06
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Nikki Lane reinvents the nostalgic sounds of 1960s country music for a
modern audience, mixing Southern twang with lush orchestral arrangements
and the occasional pop/rock hook. A high-school dropout from Greenville,
South Carolina, she spent her early adulthood working as an L.A.-based
fashion designer. Lane later moved to New York City, where a messy breakup
inspired her to pick up the acoustic guitar and write a handful of sad,
sassy country songs inspired by Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard. What began
as a form of self-therapy eventually developed into a full-time obsession,
and Lane wound up leaving town again, this time returning to the American
South by settling in Nashville.
Lane's 2014 album for New West Records was a splashy affair, coming with an
endorsement from Dan Auerbach, the leader of The Black Keys, who produced
the album. As excellent as "All Or Nothi"' was - and it was a sharp, smart
record, walking the fine line separating retro-Americana and modern country
- it was also somewhat hampered by its association with Auerbach,
suggesting that Lane may be a hipster roots act. "Highway Queen", Lane's
2017 sequel co-produced by Lane and Jonathan Tyler, dismisses any of these
notions, thanks to its stripped-down noir-ish production. Alternating
between immediacy and mud, "Highway Queen" has a distinct, dusky vibe
that's alluring, drawing listeners into its hidden recesses.
Lane favors old-fashioned forms - there are hints of girl group, honky
tonk, rock & roll boogie, and outlaw country percolating beneath the
album's surface - but when the tempo slows down and the vistas stretch out,
she holds her own with Neko Case, assaying moody journeys into the dark
corners of the soul. The key to Lane's appeal is that she's not an art-pop
vocalist, she's a country singer, keeping her wounded emotions and kicking
rhythms in the forefront; the hidden emotions certainly matter but the
gut-level impact matters more. That's what gives "Highway Queen" its edge.
As impressionistic as the smeary sounds can be, it's an album that rests on
its sturdy songs and Lane's powerful performance, two elements that keep
"Highway Queen" as engaging on repeated listens as it is on its first.
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