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When Me Co•tetio and Nick Lowe departed from stiff Records they left to become the aces in Radar Records' pack
Lowe has been the first to play his Rand at Radar with kb; "Jesus of Cool" album. which has dons well in the charts
Lowe Ls • May of many talent► find with the -Jesui" album he's turned in an irreaistable record whkh esabraees • multitude of styles from the Beach s to Lb• Stranglers
There are eleven tracks on the LP - previously released — but there, aro ilcs musician credits what soarer
Lovitis butoour shines through to his bizarre lyrics. which mix with straight pop rhythms to pro-dutv • heady brew
The oulatanclins track is "Nutted By Reality." which starts with a tale of Castro being castrated and end. up U bubbly a pop time you'll find. "Little Hitler`' Is • gem of • number which has Brian Wilson and the Beech Rocs written all over t
thia is Use Jesus of Cool leo wail worth the money to become • disciple
It was expected that Lowe would came up with come-thins useful fur his find polo effort
Costello. on the other head was under a good dee! more pressure since be had already treated us to a cloak debut album The question was could he de-liver the goods a second time around
The answer is a resound-ing Yeah! Costello has fol-lowed "My Alm Is True" with another gem in "This Year's Model "
When Costello first ap-peared he was treated as mild antuisemeni %I) im Is True" change all that and with this album he has confirmed that he lb NO about the best thing to cool e out of the New Wave.
Beth Costello and hi s band the Attractions. OUP Biondi& haw done a sta.:I-f:1 job in atllising the s and styles from the Sixties.
on "'This Years Moder the •ouod is at its very best and of coarse, Elvis is there delivering his amazing lyrics wttli sore Wt. than JAWS-
I found this album • Litt* less weesesibie than his Wu to with, but Ws Un-to take off the turntable and what t eventually bolls t3uw u to i that then is not a weak track Cl tt
Prom the °pager. "No Action" right through to the final cut. "Night Rallies.. Costello belts it out with the ferocity sad verve that pills him alongside Spnngstreri and Parker
You'll at least have heard the outstanding tingle i Don't Want To ti4► Ti. Chelsea' — well Met, are lot more oil the •: III which can equal t
Costello to bunt For farsr: again .4Thtf Veto • a winner and *ill caws. stand the wet of tune.
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