Denim & Diamonds
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."
Personnel
Musicians- Nikki Lane – primary artist
- Alain Moschulski – guitar
- Carla Azar – 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
- Joshua Homme – engineer, mixer, producer
- Robert Adam Stevenson – engineer, mastering, mixing