Nick Lowe Jesus of Cool [Bonus Tracks]

4 stars out of 5 -- "Lowe still makes great records of pop gleam and wise irony, but this is his Book of Genesis."
4 stars out of 5 -- "Lowe's 1978 debut remains his finest moment, a mix of acid music-biz snark with songcraft..."
"JESUS if full of mini masterpieces....This underappreciated achievement deserves to be treated like the classic it is." -- Grade: A
5 stars out of 5 -- "Musically, he traversed territories -- clanging rock, lush ballads, spooky reggae, neurotic pop and black comedy."
"Lowe served up originals that showed facility in various classic genres..."
3 stars out of 5 -- "JESUS OF COOL was Lowe at his unashamedly poppiest....[T]he perfect example of how to exhume the undeservedly forgotten."
4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]eld together by Lowe's mischievous wit....A tour de force from a golden era of clever and imaginative pop."
Harp (magazine) (p.122) - "[S]tuffed to the gills with catchy garage rock, jangly pop and snarky disco..."
Paste (magazine) (p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Exhilarating, cutting-edge, retro, playful, cynical and picaresque, JESUS OF COOL filters the hopped-up energy of 1977 London through Lowe's quirky genius..."
Paste (magazine) - "JESUS OF COOL filters the hopped-up energy of 1977 London through Lowe's quirky genius, and its neon immediacy is undimmed after more than 30 years."
The Word (magazine) (p.112) - "Lowe is a great storyteller, with a knack for joyuous pop hooks and a country & western sense of inescapable fate."
4 stars out of 5 -- "Ever constant...was Lowe's innate sense of pop's rich heritage, from 50s teen balladry to Motownesque bubblegum and garage band shamble."