Nick Lowe ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN

Nick Lowe ABOMINABLE SHOWMANWorking with the same ensemble (plus an extra player here and there) who he'd take to calling Cowboy Outfit on his thusly titled subsequent album, this 1983 release is a comfortable mix of rockers, country weepers, reggae tinged pop, and even some blue eyed soul. Further proof (if any were needed) that Nick Lowe's natural flair for songwriting and his exemplary choice in sidemen has guaranteed that the man has never made a bad album. Even when he may

she was diagnosed with an immune disorder that hindered her ability to tour in support of the album

Brunner (theremin)

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and an occasional jagged edge a la The Fall

If Wilson Pickett could cover the Archies and Al Green could interpret the Bee Gees

Not one of their releases is the same as another

and Consolation is a brief but potent reminder that they're a force to be reckoned with

Taking elements from the music each member has made in the time since the band's demise and wrapping them in modern production techniques while still coating everything in a familiar velvety haze

feels like it time-traveled from the airwaves of an AOR station in 1984

Genre: Pop

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