Nick Lowe ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN 4/1/17 is psyche-rock and jazz-funk gold

is psyche-rock and jazz-funk gold

gleefully captures the all-too-common twenty-something anxieties of talking too much and then being unable to find the right words to say

Areu Areu's self-titled album delivers a fresh take on rock music

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Nick Lowe ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN 4/1/17 is psyche-rock and jazz-funk goldWorking 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