General Article name: Convincer
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: YEP ROC Number of tracks: 12 Tracklist LP - 1 1. Nick Lowe - Homewrecker 2. Nick Lowe - Only A Fool Breaks His Own Heart 3. Nick Lowe - Lately I've Let Things Slide 4. Nick Lowe - She's Got Soul 5. Nick Lowe - Cupid Must Be Angry 6. Nick Lowe - Indian Queens 7. Nick Lowe - Poor Side Of Town 8. Nick Lowe - I'm A Mess 9. Nick Lowe - Between Dark And Dawn 10. Nick Lowe - Bygones (Won't Go) 11. Nick Lowe - Has She Got A Friend 12. Nick Lowe - Let's Stay In And Make Love   Description Description

The Convincer is the last installment in a trilogy begun with The Impossible Bird and musically it falls between that record's country-rock and the torch songs of 1997's Dig My Mood. No surprises then, but that's fine, because Lowe hasn't delivered three records this consistent in a very long time, if ever. All three records are warm, intimate affairs, yet they all have a different mood. Bird was a quintessential breakup record, Mood was the soundtrack to a late-night seduction, while The Convincer is a laid-back record that simply feels good. It's a smooth affair, whether Lowe is crooning a cover of Johnny Rivers' "Poor Side of Town" or "Homewrecker," where it's clear that he still loves the title seductress, even if she turned his life upside down. And that's the key to the record -- there's a real sense of joy from Lowe, a sense that he knows he's been in a creative renaissance and that he's enjoying every second of it, and that spills over to the record itself. It's a record comprised of little triumphs -- the relaxed rockabilly of "Has She Got a Friend?," the telling details of "Lately I've Let Things Slide," and the wry ballad "I'm a Mess." At the end of the record, when he's convincing his sweetheart "Let's Stay in and Make Love," the listener is as smitten as the object of his affection. That may not be earth-shaking, but it's thoroughly charming all the same. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Contributors Artist: Nick Lowe Record Label: Yep Roc