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Nick Lowe
UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer
Since 1949
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Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer, musician and producer. A noted figure in pub rock, power pop and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with being a vocalist, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica.
He is best known for the songs "Cruel to Be Kind" (a US top 40 single) and "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" (a top 10 UK hit), as well as his production work with Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, and others. Lowe also wrote "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", a hit for Costello and "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)", a hit for Rockpile bandmate Dave Edmunds.
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Nicholas Drain « Nick » Lowe, né le 24 mars 1949 à Walton-on-Thames en Angleterre, est un chanteur, compositeur et producteur musical qui a enregistré et produit dans différents styles. Figure notable du pub rock à la new wave en passant par le punk rock et la power pop, Nick Lowe a enregistré de multiples albums solo toujours bien reçus par la critique. Chanteur mais également guitariste, bassiste, pianiste et harmoniciste, Nick Lowe est connu autant pour ses chansons comme Cruel to Be Kind (US Top 40 single) ou I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (top 10 UK hit) que pour son travail de production avec entre autres Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, The Damned, Pretenders ou encore Dr. Feelgood.
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Discography
Albums
- 1978 Pure Pop for Now People
- 1978 Jesus of Cool
- 1979 Labour of Lust
- 1982 Nick the Knife
- 1983 The Abominable Showman
- 1988 Pinker and Prouder Than Previous
- 1990 Party of One
- 1994 The Impossible Bird
- 1998 Dig My Mood
- 2001 The Convincer
- 2007 At My Age
- 2011 The Old Magic
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EPs
- 1977 Bowi
- 2018 Tokyo Bay / Crying Inside
- 2019 Love Starvation / Trombone
- 2020 Lay It on Me
- 2020 Nick the Knife: Demos and Rarities
- 2020 Party of Four
Singles
- 1976 Keep It Outta Sight / (I’ve Been Taking the) Truth Drug
- 1976 So It Goes / Heart of the City
- 1977 Halfway to Paradise / I Don’t Want the Night to End
- 1978 American Squirm
- 1978 Little Hitler
- 1979 Cruel to Be Kind
- 1979 Cracking Up
- 1982 Burning
- 1982 My Heart Hurts
- 1983 Ragin’ Eyes
- 1984 Half a Boy and Half a Man
- 1984 L.A.F.S.