Nick Lowe ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN Ltd Bluebird 5:29 A3

Bluebird 5:29 A3

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Keep This Be the Way still very much sounds like a Helms Alee record

Channeling Fekners slogan-stencil aesthetic

Nick Lowe ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN Ltd Bluebird 5:29 A3Working 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