Denim & Diamonds

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Denim & Diamonds
Nikki Lane - Denim & Diamonds.png
Studio album by
Nikki Lane
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)
StudioPink Duck Studios, Burbank, California [1]
Genre Country [2]
Length33:10
Label New West
Producer Joshua Homme [3]
Nikki Lane chronology
Highway Queen
(2017)		Denim & Diamonds
(2022)
Singles from Denim & Diamonds
  1. "First High"
    Released: June 2, 2022 [4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [8]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [2]

Denim & Diamonds is the fourth studio album by American country musician Nikki Lane. It was released on September 23, 2022, by New West Records. [9]

Contents

Background

On June 2, 2022, Nikkie Lane announced she was releasing her fourth studio album, with Queens of the Stone Age founder Josh Homme as the producer and mixer. [9] Along with the announcement, Lane released the first single "First High". [4]

Critical reception

Denim & Diamonds was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 7 reviews. [5]

Writing for American Songwriter , Hal Horwitz explained the release "shows Nikki Lane at her best, stepping towards a darker direction while keeping one foot planted in the country and roots music of her past." [7] Allison Hussey of Pitchfork wrote, "the songwriter's fourth album attempts to subvert the should-bes of a woman making a country record." [2]

Track listing

Denim & Diamonds track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."First High"
  • Nikki Lane
  • Gabe Simon
3:07
2."Denim & Diamonds"
  • Lane
  • Simon
3:12
3."Faded"
  • Lane
  • Simon
  • Alain Moschulski
2:48
4."Born Tough"Lane3:51
5."Try Harder"
3:06
6."Good Enough"Lane5:21
7."Live/Love"Lane2:31
8."Black Widow"
  • Lane
  • Simon
2:50
9."Pass It Down"
  • Lane
  • Simon
3:03
10."Chimayo"
  • Lane
  • Simon
3:10

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Denim & Diamonds
Chart (2022)Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [10] 12
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [11] 13

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References

  1. ↑ Owen, Jof (September 16, 2022). "Nikki Lane's Favourite Songs". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Hussey, Alison (September 2022). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 14, 2023.}
  3. 1 2 Fielder, Hugh (September 23, 2022). "Nikki Lane chronicles youthful follies on defiant Denim And Diamonds album". Classic Rock . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Freeman, Jon (June 2, 2022). "Nikki Lane Announces New Album". Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Horwitz, Hal (September 28, 2022). "Nikki Lane is at Her Best on 'Denim & Diamonds'". American Songwriter . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ Khuttapan, Tanatat (September 21, 2022). "The Line of Best Fit Review". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Minsker, Evan (June 2, 2022). "Nikki Lane Announces New Album With Queens of the Stone Age and Arctic Monkeys Members". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nikki Lane Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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