’Aight, change of pace. I’ve found myself listening to a lot of Nick Lowe recently. A bit strange, actually, given my general distaste for the kind of rock classicism the seminal pub rocker / new wave luminary pretty much wrote the book on. I mean, the Basher’s songs are so tediously consistent in their pop rock brilliance they tend to take on this deeply pre-written feel that’ll leave you swearing nearly every track’s a cover—slightly ironic given that Lowe’s maybe best known for Curt Stiger’s piss poor take on “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” that appeared on “The Bodyguard” soundtrack. But anyhoo, enough smarm, here’s “Dose of You,” one of my faves off Lowe’s 1979 effort, Labour Of Lust. Deceptively simple. Endlessly clever. Pure pop for now people.