@ Metro: With the recent release of his third album, 11 reasons to sing, Friday night at the Metro was David Lane’s. Over the past decade or so, David has built a strong following and the crowd was filled with avid Lane fans. After Abby Dobson and Jay Walker’s enjoyable supporting performances, David Lane stepped up to showcase his range of delicately handcrafted pop and folk tunes.

The beauty of David’s music comes from its accessibility. It doesn’t strain with a desperate need to impress. Instead he gently lays himself out before you with quiet sincerity, and leaves it to you to enjoy the music, which you inevitably find yourself doing. Such heartfelt honesty eases you from melancholy, moving ballads to catchy pop, like his song Superstar. A good night.