[{"id":"52114","title":"Sight & Sound: Nikki Lane","alias":"sight-sound-nikki-lane","catid":"9","published":"1","introtext":"\r\n\tOn March 13th & 14th, in Austin, Texas, Juxtapoz and Brixton will be presenting a special musical showcase, "Sight & Sound," at the Yellow Jacket Social Club, featuring two huge li<\/span><\/span>\n","fulltext":"\r\n

\r\n\tOn March 13th & 14th, in Austin, Texas, Juxtapoz and Brixton will be presenting a special musical showcase, "Sight & Sound," at the Yellow Jacket Social Club<\/a>, featuring two huge line-ups including the newly reformed Coachwhips, Reigning Sound, Fresh & Onlys, Natural Child, Together Pangea, Nikki Lane and more. Nikki Lane turns the vulnerable singer-songwriter stereotype on its ear, crafting songs that crucify ex-boyfriends and have no problem with one-night stands as long as she can bolt town right after. Her cooing-yet-brutal vocals are a perfect fit with an aching, mournful guitar. Her upcoming album, tentatively titled Seein’ Double—produced by, yes, Dan Auerbach—is one of Nashville’s most anticipated releases. “My songs always paint a pretty clear picture of what’s been going on in my life, so this is one moody record,” she says. “There’s lots of talk of misbehaving and moving on.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tBorn in South Carolina, Lane moved to New York City and, after a messy breakup, picked up a guitar and set her sights on a music career. But the cost of living in New York proved to be too high an obstacle, so she turned to Nashville, a city she had visited extensively. “I was hell bent on living in a big city and I just couldn’t work up the nerve to come back to the South,” she says. “[When I did,] Nashville was the obvious choice for me because of my fondness for it.”<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n\tOnce in town, she released the 2011 album Walk of Shame to rave reviews, as well as opening High Class Hillbilly, a pop-up vintage clothing stall, where a chance meeting with Auerbach turned into a full-fledged partnership. “During the first round of recordings, I was in an awkward mood every night I left the studio,” she says. “It was hard for me to trust that Dan was right when he said I should move a verse around or add an extra chorus. He pushed to find the right feel for each track one by one, and a few months later I found myself with a damn good record.” <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n\tStay tuned to Juxtapoz.com\/Brixton-Sight-and-Sound<\/a> for more updates in the coming weeks, as well as previews of each band and products we will be releasing at the Yellow Jacket, including tee-shirts by Grotesk and Nat Russell. 
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