Lana Lane - Curious Goods (Special Edition) (2002)

Lana Lane's second album is a bit harder edged and more progressive than the first one. Even if it was released only the year after the debut, they already had a new set of great songs at their disposal. Not quite as strong as the material on the debut, but very good nonetheless. In a sense they here took the formula of Love Is An Illusion and expanded upon it a bit. There is a somewhat broader set of sounds and influences, and as noted above there is a somewhat harder edge and slightly more adventurous spirit, but overall Curious Goods is generally continuous with the debut. The band once again sounds completely confident and professional, as writers, as performers, and in the recording studio. You get the feeling that they know precisely what they want to do, as well as precisely how to do it. They have the vocal, instrumental, and artistic "resources", most bands can only dream of.