Song of the day – 236: Lanie Lane

I picked this one up from a Collapse Board reader. The blues, but done fresh and done with humour – and with a fine female voice, and sympathetic (i.e. not overblown) production. From Sydney. The first video below is for Lanie Lane’s debut single, no less. Reminds me of ’16 Tons’ a little. Reminds me of a singer from the UK in the early 80s, Carmel. Carmel was great, while her instrumentation was unadorned and basic: stand-up bass and garbage bag dresses and (good) old school jazz percussion and 80s hair and a belter of a voice to manipulate the audience with. Covered one of her songs once, ‘Bad Day’. (No, I didn’t handle the female vocals. Oh wait. I did.) Sorry. Back to Lanie.

Anyway, here’s hoping Lanie Lane is Carmel’s equal. From the songs I’ve listened to on the MySpace, reckon she could be. She’s got a beautiful sense of pacing. A voice that is just so warming to listen to, so full of colour and playfulness. Reminds me a little of Collapse Board faves Agent Ribbons as well. All this is high praise. High praise indeed. Someone slap me round the face very hard if I forget to attend her next Brisbane show.

This is so good.

Here’s the Tennessee Ernie Ford song.

Damn, she’s incredible!

Damn, but she’s fine!

P.S. Here’s the Carmel song.

by Everett True

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