Denim & Diamonds is the fourth studio album by American country musician Nikki Lane. It was released on September 23, 2022, by New West Records.
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. Along with the announcement, Lane released the first single "First High".
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.
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." Allison Hussey of Pitchfork wrote, "the songwriter's fourth album attempts to subvert the should-bes of a woman making a country record."
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Personnel
Musicians Nikki Lane – primary artist Alain Moschulski – guitar Carla Azar – drums Matt Helders - drums Daphne Chen – violin Dean Fertita – organ Erika Orbison – vocals Gabe Simon – vocals Joshua Homme – drums, guitar, keyboard Leah Katz –violin Matt Pynn – guitar Pearl Charles – guitar
Production Joshua Homme – engineer, mixer, producer Robert Adam Stevenson – engineer, mastering, mixing
Charts +Chart performance for Denim & Diamonds Chart (2022) Peakposition
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