Denim & Diamonds, by Nikki Lane

Denim & Diamonds

by Nikki Lane

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H.L. I am not really an expert in today's country music. I know and appreciate Sheryl Crow or the Dixie Chicks, but that's it more or less. NIKKI LANE's rocking style with a decent rough edge fits quite well to this "strong women" references. Several songs are catchy and always welcome on my soft music playlists, check for example "First High", "Born Tough" or "Black Widow". Favorite track: First High.

pugetdolphin I've listened to Nikki Lane for years now, and I swear her writing just gets better every album. Her songs hearken back to classic female singer-songwriters and carry forward their stories of "women in a man's world" into the modern era. Favorite track: Denim & Diamonds.

HadenGermany It's easy to hold rock n' roll in your heart as long as records like this exist! Thx Nikki! Favorite track: Denim & Diamonds.

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1.	First High 03:07	buy track
2.	Denim & Diamonds 03:12	buy track
3.	Faded 02:49	buy track
4.	Born Tough 03:51	buy track
5.	Try Harder 03:06	buy track
6.	Good Enough 05:21	buy track
7.	Live/Love 02:31	buy track
8.	Black Widow 02:50	buy track
9.	Pass It Down 03:03	buy track
10.	Chimayo 03:21	buy track

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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. Denim & Diamonds comes out firing, spit shining the cowboy boots and tossing on a jean jacket.

Produced by Joshua Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Denim & Diamonds 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. Denim & Diamonds still has the fuck-off flare of which Nikki has come to be known. 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 70’s rock.

Nikki Lane has made a record that sounds new and old. Familiar and surprising. She embraces where she has come from, (“First High”, “Born Tough”) the lessons learned along the way, (“Good Enough”, “Try Harder”) all while doing things her way, (“Denim & Diamonds”, “Black Widow”).

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released September 23, 2022

All songs written by Nikki Lane
Frady Asphalt (BMI) administered by Me Gusta Music

Except

“First High,” “Denim & Diamonds,” “Black Widow,” “Pass It Down” and “Chimayo” written by Nikki Lane and Gabe Simon
Frady Asphalt (BMI) administered by Me Gusta Music / Gabe Simon Music Publishing / These Are Songs of Pulse (ASCAP) administered by Pulse Music Group: These Are Songs of Pulse

“Born Tough” written by Nikki Lane, Gabe Simon and Alain Moschulski
Frady Asphalt (BMI) admin by Me Gusta Music / Gabe Simon Music Publishing / These Are Songs of Pulse (ASCAP) admin by Pulse Music Group: These Are Songs of Pulse / Channel This Music (ASCAP)

“Try Harder” written by Nikki Lane and Joshua Homme
Frady Asphalt (BMI) admin by Me Gusta Music / Unintelligent Systems (BMI) admin by Kobalt Music Publishing

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Produced by Joshua Homme
Engineered by Joshua Homme and Robert Adam Stevenson at Pink Duck Studios Burbank, CA
All songs mixed by Joshua Homme except “Black Widow” mixed by Robert Adam Stevenson
Mastered by Gavin Lurssen at Lurssen Mastering in Burbank, CA

Cover Photography by Dan Winters
Collage Images and Insert Photography by Joey Martinez
Package Design: Ricardo Alessio

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Nikki Lane Nashville, Tennessee

shows

May 9

iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

West Palm Beach, FL
May 10

MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

Tampa, FL
Jun 6

Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

Camden, NJ
Jun 7

Jiffy Lube Live

Bristow, VA
Jul 11

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Darien Center, NY
Jul 12

The Pavilion at Star Lake

Burgettstown, PA
Jul 18

Huntington Center

Toledo, OH
Jul 19

Schottenstein Center

Columbus, OH
Jul 26

RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

Ridgefield, WA
Aug 9

Bridgestone Arena

Nashville, TN
Aug 9

Bridgestone Arena

Nashville, TN
Aug 10

Bridgestone Arena

Nashville, TN
Sep 24

Hayden Homes Amphitheater

Bend, OR
Sep 25

Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery

Woodinville, WA
Sep 27

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

San Francisco, CA
Sep 28

Hollywood Palladium

Hollywood, CA
Sep 29

Hollywood Palladium

Hollywood, CA
Oct 1

Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU

San Diego, CA
Oct 2

Mesa Amphitheatre

Mesa, AZ
Oct 16

MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Boston, MA
Oct 18

The Met Presented by Highmark

Philadelphia, PA
Oct 19

Brooklyn Paramount

Brooklyn, NY
Oct 20

Brooklyn Paramount

Brooklyn, NY

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