Nick Lowe Dig My Mood Spot Gloss Varnish Detail Sleeve The Strokes

The Strokes

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fusing world music influences with elements of folk and progressive rock

"Homemaker" sees emotions laid bare

Nick Lowe Dig My Mood Spot Gloss Varnish Detail Sleeve The StrokesThree decades on, Nick Lowe has evolved from British pub rock pioneer (with Brinsley Schwarz) to new wave godfather (producing Elvis Costello, among others) to postrock crooner. It's a surprising but convincing transformation, begun with the country inflected minimalism of 1994's superb The Impossible Bird and pared to an even leaner chamber pop on this subdued charmer. Bird found Lowe damping his jokester's instincts to dig deeply and soberly into