NIKKI LANE

For her hotly anticipated sophomore album Nashville songstress Nikki Lane teamed up with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys for a record that turns the vulnerable singer-songwriter stereotype on its ears.

With songs that crucify ex-boyfriends, celebrate one-night stands (as long as she can bolt town right after) and proclaim it s always the right time to do the wrong thing, Lane comes across like a modern- era Wanda Jackson, albeit with more oats to sow. "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."