Nick Lowe is as cool as ever.

Nick Lowe's timeless power pop masterpiece Jesus of Cool has been deluxe-reissued by Yep Roc. (American listeners of a certain age and impeccable taste may remember it as Pure Pop For Now People, as his cowardly American label re-titled it.) It's the original album plus seven bonus tracks, including the original version of "Cruel To Be Kind" (which I own on 45, having found a used copy of it at the long-gone Aurora Vintage Records sometime around 1988.) The full album stream is here, and a strong review at Popmatters here.

Indeed, that poor Marie Provost did not look her best the day the cops busted into her lonely nest...