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At My Age Features
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Nick Lowe- At My Age
About At My Age
Amazon.com When he laid down 1994's The Impossible Bird--the ninth solo album in a career that already, via Rockpile, Brinsley Schwarz, Kippington Lodge, and production work for Elvis Costello, the Damned, and the Pretenders, stretched back over 25 years--Nick Lowe probably wasn't setting out to create a four-part trilogy à la Douglas Adams. But with At My Age (which is 58, incidentally, as of the album's June 2007 release), Lowe has created a fine companion to Bird, 1998's Dig My Mood, and 2001's The Convincer. Six years was a bit too long of a wait, 2004's live Untouched Takeaway notwithstanding. And given all that time, Lowe breaks no new ground: At My Age is essentially more of the same combination of blue-eyed soul and pre-Sweetheart country-rock that characterized those previous releases. But when the results are so deliciously horn-drenched and include songs like "Long Limbed Girl," "People Change," "The Club," "Not Too Long Ago," and the delightfully malicious "I Trained Her to Love Me" ("If you think that it's depraved and I should be ashamed, so what? / I'm only paying back womankind for all the grief I got"), who's complaining? Good things have indeed come to those who waited. --Benjamin Lukoff Product Description Blue eyed soul? You don't even know the definition until you've heard the sweet smoke of Nick Lowe's trademark croon. Now, later in life, Lowe's rootsy, grown-up soul has risen to the surface of what was a cracked and stripped down artistic aesthetic in the late seventies when he produced records for Elvis Costello, The Pretenders and influential British proto-punkers the Damned. During his years as house producer for Stiff records Lowe's oft-copied rough hewn production style set the stage for the D.I.Y. philosophy of the punk revolution. Sublimely aged in a solid oak barrel, At My Age showcases Lowe's perfection of his own unique brand of soul-soaked country pop, resulting in an album as refined and perfectly distilled as he is. Lowe's convention-breaking phrasing shines backed by gorgeous sixties Memphis-style horns and tastefully subdued guitar hooks. At My Age displays, with Nick's signature polish, the sublime, linear connection between country, rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll. So, grab a drink, a smoke and hear Americana done right... by a Brit. Digipak. Review Most pop musicians peak early, then with seeming inevitability decline (ahem: Paul McCartney). At age 58, Nick Lowe has bucked the trend with his witty, wry, and often plaintive new CD, pointedly titled At My Age (available 6/26) its songs already sound like pop classics. Briefly famous in the 70s as a pop flaneur ( Cruel to Be Kind ) and songwriter s songwriter ( [What s So Funny Bout] Peace, Love, and Understanding ), Lowe reinvented himself with a series of records largely about love and love lost that were essentially his diary set to music. Like many other Brits of his generation, Lowe has a love of American soul, country, and jazz. These influences shine through on the album, particularly on tracks like Long Limbed Girl, The Other Side of the Coin, and the standout, I Trained Her to Love Me, in which the confessions of a serial misogynist are rendered in quintessential Lowe lyrics: And I m gonna start working on another after this/And when I get her in a state of bliss/Betray her with a kiss. --Very Short List
