OUR PICK - Kristi Lane Sinclair

Artist—Kristi Lane Sinclair
Song—Chinese Radio
Album—I Love You
Label—Independent

Kristi Lane Sinclair starts her début CD release I Love You with the ‘Last Song’, which one might have thought by the title, should have been at the end of this song set.  But Kristi Lane proves to be somewhat unpredictable.  Kristi’s guitar playing is crisp, with clean acoustic picking and it complements her sometimes soft spoken and moody singing style.  Chinese Radio switches things up and is a romping fun two-stepping song, the sort you don’t hear too often on new music releases.  Chinese Radio will beg you to go get your dancing shoes on looking for a partner to swing and twist with; like our past generations did (it was called a square dance.)  Kristi easily makes it cool again.  In addition to the backing instrumentation, I generally find Kristi’s melodies, voice and guitar playing to be rather calming, the sort of performance you might come across at a trendy coffee shop where you halt your conversations to listen.  Or fitting for a quiet night at home when you’re in a contemplative mood by yourself, perhaps.

Review by Keven Kanten