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Nick Lowe

Labour Of Lust

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PLAY QUEUE 1 Cruel To Be Kind		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Cracking Up		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 Big Kick, Plain Scrap		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 American Squirm		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 Born Fighter		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 You Make Me		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 Skin Deep		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 Switchboard Susan		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Endless Grey Ribbon		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 Without Love		save
PLAY QUEUE 11 Dose Of You		save
PLAY QUEUE 12 Love So Fine		save
PLAY QUEUE 13 Basing Street (Bonus Track)		save

MOG Editorial Review

With a little help from his fellow bandmates in Rockpile, Nick Lowe's recently re-released Labour of Lust is perhaps the most fleshed out, cohesive record he's ever made. With a sound that's equal parts power pop and pub rock, songs like opener "Cruel to Be Kind" and "Dose of You" pack an extra punch thanks to the work of Lowe's bandmates, giving each song a sound with as much depth as Lowe's lyrics. In the end, of course, those very lyrics are what made Lowe a cult figure in the first place, and there's no shortage of witty one-liners on tracks like "American Squirm," and it's no surprise that the pub rock master has crafted a perfectly funny set of songs to listen to while you're knocking back a few.
AMG Review of Labour of Lust

Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music Guide

Jesus of Cool was a jukebox, spinning out a series of perfectly crafted -- and decidedly quirky and subversive -- pop singles. In contrast, Nick Lowe's second album, Labour of Lust, is the work of a bar band, in this case Rockpile, playing the hell out of the same type of songs. Naturally, the result is a more coherent sound that may be a little less freewheelingly eclectic, but it is no less brilliant. Recorded simultaneously with Dave Edmunds' Repeat When Necessary, Labour of Lust benefits from the muscular support of Rockpile, who make Lowe's songs crackle with vitality. Working primarily in the roots rock vein of Brinsley Schwarz but energizing his traditionalist tendencies with strong pop melodies, a sense of humor, and an edgy new wave sensibility, Lowe comes up with one of his best sets of songs. Not only is his only hit, the propulsively hook-laden "Cruel to Be Kind," here, but so are the rampaging outsider anthem "Born Fighter," the tongue-in-cheek, Chuck Berry-style "Love So Fine," the wonderful pure pop of "Dose of You," the haunting "Endless Grey Ribbon," the druggy "Big Kick, Plain Scrap!," and the terrific "Cracking Up," as well as his definitive version of Mickey Jupp's "Switchboard Susan." It's an exceptional collection of inventive pop songs, delivered with vigor and energy, making it one of the great records of the new wave.