Nikki Lane
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| Birth name | Nicole Lane Frady |
| Born | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Genres | Outlaw country,Americana |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Labels | Iamsound Records, New West Records |
| Website | www |
Nikki Lane (born October 17, 1983) is an American country music singer-songwriter. She has released two albums, Walk of Shame and All or Nothin'. She intends to release a third, Highway Queen, on February 17, 2017.
Lane was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and dropped out of high school there. She then worked as a fashion designer for a time, before moving to Los Angeles in 2006 and later to New York City. After doing so, she broke up with a country musician, who left her to record an album in Alabama; this experience inspired her to begin writing country music songs. Lane, who now lives in Nashville, also owns and operates a clothing store called "High Class Hillbilly".
On September 27, 2011, Lane released her debut album, Walk of Shame, on Iamsound Records. She co-wrote 'Gone, Gone, Gone' with producer Lewis Pesacov of Fool's Gold. Her second album, All or Nothin', was released on New West Records on May 6, 2014. It was produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, whom she met at a flea market. Auerbach allowed Lane to record the album at his studio, Easy Eye Sound Studio, for free. Lane has said that working with Auerbach in the making of this album was very easy and natural for her.All or Nothin' features a duet between Lane and Auerbach, "Love's on Fire".
Lane's sound has been compared to that of Wanda Jackson, as well as the sound of Neko Case's early albums. She has also been referred to as the First Lady of Outlaw Country.
A review of Walk of Shame in Exclaim! stated that Lane has "a petulant, Valley of the Dolls lyrical style" and praised her vocal delivery. Another review of this album was written by Mark Deming, who said that "Lane has confidence to spare and a voice that lives up to her own self-worth" and gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars. Deming also said that Lane has yet to fully master the art of recording music in a studio.
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