Martini Shot (LP)

Martini Shot is the new album from Danny Scott Lane-a catchy, nostalgic and slightly manic collection that feels a little like one drink too many. Moving between lounge, soul, indie pop and exotica, the record plays more like a mixtape than a single idea, with a distinctly '90s streak running through it. Lane sings on seven of the album's ten songs, a departure from his largely instrumental past work, and plays drums and percussion for the fi rst time alongside his usual synths, keyboards, guitar and bass. Longtime collaborator David Lackner contributes fl ute, joined by new collaborators Logan Hone on fl ute and Katie Jacoby on violin. Martini Shot marks Lane's second release with Records We Release, following the well-received House of Alice. The result is loose, romantic, restless and a little unpredictable.