Singer-songwriter Nikki Lane, elated with country spirit and outlaw enthusiasm, recently popped into the KEXP studio again (you can see her first session here) to feature some songs from her new album, All Or Nothin'. With whatever endeavor she's pursuing, Lane simultaneously appeals to the great canon of country music, citing influence from artists like Nancy Sinatra and Tammy Winette, but still manages to create something that's entirely her own, a fusion of Motown, country, alternative rock, and punk music. So, watch her recent in-studio session below, and, if you like what you hear, you can grab "Seein' Double," a track showcased from her sophomore album on KEXP's Song of the Day Podcast.
Some singers can sing anything, and some of them practically do. Mark Lanegan has one of those voices that will stop you dead in your tracks no matter when or how you hear him. The former local boy (he's lived in LA now probably longer than anywhere else) began a series of deep, dark solo albums th…
"Should is a worthless word," advises the always-wise Bobby Bare Jr. "The only time you use the word 'should' is when you're talking about something that doesn't exist." On his seventh album, Undefeated, the Nashville artist clearly strives forward without any "shoulds" — laying himself, well, "bar…
