You might have missed him behind those angry young men named Graham Parker, Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson, but the mischievous middle-aged man named Nick Lowe was no slouch next to them. With his unfashionably long and prematurely graying hair, Lowe struck an avuncular figure next to the brilliant brit pack and their bad complexions….
Imagine if Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello had a baby. I didn’t say imagine them making the baby.
A landmark punk album played with remarkable precision, The Damned sounded like a machine gun next to the Pistols.
An early critical darling, the bloom was off the rose for Parker and the Rumour.
Lowe moves from the behind the boards to behind the mic for a sterling platter of power-pop treats.
The man from Stiff turns out to be surprisingly flexible on his first (and arguably best) album.
This is more or less a Rockpile record featuring tunes from Elvis Costello, Graham Parker and Hughie Lewis.
You’ll fall in love with Lowe all over again on his second album.
His first (and only) US hit and a new marriage to Carlene Carter are the high points of Lowe’s career.
A dozen new ditties from the sharp mind of Nick Lowe.
If you were expecting this husband-and-wife team to write a straight love song, think again.
The most tempting of his solo albums, featuring the crew from Nick the Knife.