Lanie Lane — Night Shade

Lanie Lane — Night Shade

Here’s one way of dodging second-album syndrome: do something completely different. Respect to Lanie Lane; she risks losing fans picked up with the alt-country stylings of her first album To the Horses.

Here, the opener, Salute nods at Krautrock. I See You swings with jazz and cabaret influences. Only on No Sound is there a slight return of the twang of Lane’s first outing.

The vocals are sometimes a bit of Martha Wainwright, and often a lot of Kate Bush. This isn’t a criticism by any means. If you have to sound like someone, it may as well be one of the greats.

I wouldn’t say Night Shade is deadly. But it is good for late nights. And it makes me wonder what Lane will have in mind for her third album.

3.5/5

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