k.d. lang + The Siss Boom Bang

Sing it Loud {Press}

"Far and away lang's most gripping album in a decade ... a huge leap forward."

“k.d. lang’s big, sultry voice harks back to a bygone era, when pop and country singers knew how to linger over a song’s melody.”

“lang returns to her country roots ... The single, 'I Confess,' sounds like a lost track from Roy Orbison, with whom lang worked in the late ’80s.”

“lang ranks among our finest purveyors of dreamy, creamy, country-tinged torch songs, picking up the mantle from Roy Orbison and Peggy Lee with these perfect vehicles for her vibrant voice ... reinforcing her reputation as a singer of genre-defying dexterity and beauty … Her new altcountry-steeped band provides backing that can be amiable or sweepingly romantic.”

“lang maintains the deeply nuanced soignée vocal sensibility of her past while bringing a country-influenced ambience to everything she surveys … a lightness that hasn’t been heard since the ’80s.”

“her sound is as honeyed and hypnotic as ever”

“Her velvety voice ... a world of nuance between a wall and a whisper.”

“The twang of this love-wracked bolero sets the stage for another peerless performance by lang, whose graceful notes soar gorgeously.”

“The big, beautiful voice of k.d. lang swoops, purrs and soars through the 10 songs on Sing it Loud."

“A joy to hear her ... this warm, fluid collection of jazz and country-flecked songs brims with confidence. Her band, the Siss Boom Bang, supply classy accompaniment and co-writing credits. lang presides effortlessly here.”

"There's a palpable energy to these 10 tracks ... It will come as no surprise to fans to hear that the heart melting properties (whatever your sexual persuasion) of lang's wondrous vocals remain intact. She has an innate way of swooping between notes, caressing a melody and instilling it with such yearning. Right from the piano openings of lead single 'I Confess' through the dramatic opening dilemma of 'A Sleep With No Dreaming' ... she seduces."

"Her voice remains utterly formidable, capable of awesome feats of power and sustain as well as feathery introspection and a kind of bruised erotic regret."

"The grand dame of modern country returns to the musical forefront with Sing it Loud, a sumptuous collection of songs as timeless as her ever-velvet voice."