Let You In
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Record Label: Pay My Rent Music
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“Brianna Lane is …a star in the making. She's poised, ambitious, a great writer, a soul singer of the first order, and a lithe, accomplished guitarist.” (Jim Walsh music journalist/author Minneapolis, MN) Lane is a sweet-voiced alterna-folkie who grew up in Minnesota, once found a home in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, but who is truly a restless old soul. You can blame her sweetness on her roots but this girl has been on the road non-stop for several years so you can hear her experiences in every note she sings. In her years of touring Lane has shared the stage with Dar Williams, The Weepies, and Jennifer Nettles (of Sugarland) to name just a few. This fall Lane is releasing her third album entitled, “Let You In”. This collection of eleven well-crafted songs digs into Lane’s true Americana side.
When Lane set out to make “Let You In” she approached producer Evan Brubaker who worked with her in the past to create “Radiator” (2005). Both Brubaker and Lane agreed that this new batch of songs craved a different type of instrumentation than the songs on “Radiator”. Instead of a drums and electric guitars Brubaker and Lane focused on simplicity when they employed the help of three extremely talented musicians to create a down-to-earth, acoustic and raw, Americana album. “Let You In” features upright bassist Keith Lowe who has worked closely with Bill Frisell, Laura Veirs, Fiona Apple, and Dave Mathews to name just a few. Seattle-based mandolin player Zak Borden sprinkles the record with mandolin goodness and singer/songwriter Jonathan Kingham added a touch of dobro and banjo to a few tracks as well.
Brianna Lane is currently touring the east coast and the Midwest to promote “Let You In” and with her is Boston-based singer/songwriter Liz Stahler. Together they are on the “Boston to Austin Tour” www.MySpace.com/lizandbrianna splicing their performances with 5K road races in order to raise awareness and funds for The Lance Armstrong Foundation www.LiveStrong.org as well as Reach For The Skye www.ReachForTheSkye.org
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Let You In
author: John Top Wrench
Brianna’s newest venture, "Let You In", is just great a CD! It is topped only by her live performances. Her melancholy lyrics are perfectly weaved, into the threads of her masterfully crafted, musical tapestry, of mandolin, dobro, and slide guitar. Sometimes hauntingly beautiful, her music continues to resonate, as it conjures images of love, loss, hope, and first kisses.
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Complex, catchy melodies and relatable lyrics
author: Just Jerry
Brianna Lane's third album, "Let You In", is chock full of complex, catchy melodies with relatable lyrics. And she doesn't stop there.
"The Porchlight Song" is a wonderfully infectious tune about someone in love with just a hint of commitment phobia. You'll definitely catch yourself humming it for a day or two after you first hear it.
Her voice shines on a cover of "Learn To Fly" by the Foo Fighters.
"So What" is an upbeat song about a happy relationship. This type of song is an endangered species in a time where everything is either an Epic Tale Of Never Ending Love or a Tragic Tale Of Doomed Eternal Heartache. "One Night Gone" offers the flip side, looking at a failed relationship but without the histrionics.
It's not that Lane ignores love's Dark Side. "Prayer to St. Jude" is as disturbing as it is beautiful.
"Lovely" has an inspiring sense of self confidence, embracing the idea that what matters is your own opinion of yourself...
"I called myself, I called myself 'lovely'
And there ain't nobody else now gonna call me
that but me."
The album was recorded over the course of one week. In Lane's own words, the recordings are "rough around the edges, not so shiny and perfect, much like a live show, much like life. This is for the ones who like to listen." But in spite of any rough edges, it's hard not to be one of the ones who like to listen to music like this.
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