Nick Lowe, quintessential wry Brit, pop star, songwriter and producer for Elvis Costello, member of Rockpile and graduate of London’s pub band scene of the ’70s, has never really gone away, but he has spent most of his time behind the scenes.
Now he’s 53, and while Glam rock and gray hair are hard to fuse, he’s found that roots music and gray hair go pretty well. Lowe’s new lyrics and songs are tinged with regrets, heartbreak, and, of course, satire.
What he did for Costello, The Pretenders, early punks, and even Johnny Cash, he’s now doing for Nick Lowe, singing surprisingly soul-baring songs about rediscovering smoking and finding old food in the fridge. “Along with my pride,” he sings, “lately I’ve let things slide.”
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Nick Lowe, musician