The Old Magic, by Nick Lowe

The Old Magic

by Nick Lowe

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jukeboxphantom Sometimes, writing or saying anything is inadequate. Just listen to a songwriter and vocal stylist still approaching his prime. Thank you, Basher. Favorite track: Shame on the Rain.

A fascinating insight into the act of growing old. It happens to us all in the end.
This album is a collection of well crafted songs, beautifully sung with gentle musical brass and keyboard accompaniment.
There's a sense of melancholy and, possibly, nostalgia in these songs. House For Sale and I Read A Lot left me with a tear in my eye. It shows the way that the elderly generation fit in to the demograph of society.
Truly a beautiful album from a senior master craftsman. Favorite track: House for Sale.

Bart Furp Nick, thank you so much for this. I'm also 61 years old... Inspiring to see someone age so gracefully.

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1.	Stoplight Roses 03:28 video	buy track
2.	Checkout Time 02:52	buy track
3.	House for Sale 03:41 video	buy track
4.	Sensitive Man 02:52 video	buy track
5.	I Read a Lot 03:17	buy track
6.	Shame on the Rain 02:24	buy track
7.	Restless Feeling 02:40	buy track
8.	Poisoned Rose 04:46	buy track
9.	Somebody Cares for Me 02:50	buy track
10.	You Don't Know Me at All 03:06	buy track
11.	Til' The Real Thing Comes Along 03:25	buy track

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Of Nick Lowe, NPR once observed, “Few musicians get better with age, Nick Lowe is an exception.” While it’s undeniable that his last album At My Age garnered Lowe the best reviews – dubbed “utterly fantastic,” by The Village Voice – of his career and his best one-week sales in the Soundscan era, there is little doubt that he has always been at the forefront of modern music. Be it his production work with The Damned, Elvis Costello, The Pretenders or his stone-classic solo albums Jesus of Cool or Labour of Lust, Nick has always set the standard for smart, switchblade-sharp pop music. His latest album The Old Magic continues Lowe’s late-career evolution with arguably his best collection yet. Amidst urbanely insistent grooves ("Sensitive Man"), and spare-yet-imposing shuffles ("Checkout Time"), The Old Magic features three exceptional Lowe ballads - album opener "Stoplight Roses," "House for Sale” and "I Read A Lot.” As is his custom, Lowe also peppers the album with three covers – by Elvis Costello, Tom T. Hall and Jeff West – that fit seamlessly with his originals. The Old Magic might be the album title equivalent of calling your shot, but for Nick Lowe it seems more a simple statement of fact.

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released September 13, 2011

2011, 2011 Nick Lowe Ltd. Exclusively Distributed to Yep Roc Records

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Nick Lowe London, UK

Nick Lowe has made his mark as a producer (Elvis Costello-Graham Parker-Pretenders-The Damned), songwriter of at least three songs you know by heart, short-lived career as a pop star, and a lengthy term as a musicians’ musician. But in his current ‘second act’ as a silver-haired, tender-hearted but sharp-tongued singer-songwriter, he has no equal. ... more

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Jun 10

Commodore Ballroom

Vancouver, BC
Jun 12

Bella Concert Hall, Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts, Mount Royal University

Calgary, AB
Jun 15

Burton Cummings Theatre

Winnipeg, MB
Jun 17

Bronson Centre

Ottawa, ON
Jun 20

Narrows Center for the Arts

Fall River, MA
Jun 21

Stone Mountain Arts Center

Brownfield, ME
Jun 22

Infinity Music Hall

Hartford, CT
Jun 23

Levon Helm Studios

Woodstock, NY
Jun 25

Tarrytown Music Hall

Tarrytown, NY
Jun 26

Landmark On Main Street

Port Washington, NY
Jun 28

Mass MoCA

North Adams, MA
Jun 28

Palace Theatre

Manchester, NH

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