Reni Lane’s debut received a boost from VH1 in early 2010, when the network chose the album’s leadoff track as the theme for a new reality series. The song in question, “Place for Us,” is the album’s main highlight, filled with stabs of alt rock guitar and a confident, understated vocal performance. Featuring four different producers and just as many songwriters,
Ready ventures quite far from that sound during its 11 tracks, often devoting as much time to electro-pop as rock. The arrangements vary throughout, but
Ready's best tracks place more emphasis on
Lane's voice that the instruments that surround it. ~ Andrew Leahey