Nikki Lane - studio session at The Current (music + interview)

“I'm like an entrepreneur by default,” Nikki Lane says. Indeed she is; in addition to being a singer-songwriter, she’s also a fashion designer, stylish and boutique owner and operator.
But Lane’s love of music really surfaced during the pandemic. “Nothing makes you want your job back like taking it away,” she says. “It recharged me to want to make another album.”
That new album, "Denim & Diamonds," was produced by Queen of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and released in September 2022 on ‪@NewWestRecords‬. Its lead single, “First High,” went to the top of the Americana charts.
In her first visit back to The Current since 2017, ‪@nikkilane‬ chats with Bill DeVille about the making of the new album and what it was like working with Homme on the project. Lane also looks back at her youth in South Carolina and how those memories shaped songs on Denim & Diamonds. She also shares a story about how meeting a music producer who worked with the Jayhawks and Tom Petty inspired her to learn to play guitar.
Watch or listen to the entire session above.
Video segments:
00:00 Faded
03:14 First High
06:29 Denim & Diamonds
10:00 Interview with host Bill DeVille
Musicians:
Nikki Lane - vocals, guitar
Jimmy Teardrop - second guitar
Z Lynch - bass, backing vocals
John Dudley - drums
Credits:
Guest - Nikki Lane
Host - Bill DeVille
Producer - Derrick Stevens
Video - Erik Stromstad
Camera Operators - Erik Stromstad, Aaron Ankrum
Audio - Derek Ramirez
Graphics - Natalia Toledo
Digital Producer - Luke Taylor
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[@NCSUME1]

I love her...her show in Raleigh at the Lincoln theater was INCREDIBLE!

[@denisroberge5166]

Nikki, you're a great person and fantastic songwriter, I got all your music, so good. Thank you

[@RGentil123]

Thanks Nikki for this great gift in this Sunday afternoon!

[@robertbob980]

You were The Best last night @ Stagecoach .. Loved Loved loved the show .. You deserve the Main Stage for sure Next year ..

[@samuelljackson.]

really good,I like this

[@mapwezt]

❤ Little Nikki

[@kayla5812]

👏