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Look Now
Elvis Costello and the Imposters
Mike Evans
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The Good: Elvis Costello gets back to making albums and working with long-time collaborators the Imposters (the Attractions with a slightly different lineup).
The Bad: Nothing.
The Nitty Gritty: The bulk of the material comes from a couple of abandoned musical theater projects and a handful of random songs written over the past decade. Other than three songs co-written with Burt Bacharach and one with Carole King, everything was penned by Costello alone. Since Look Now hails from different sources, it shouldn't work as a cohesive album, yet it does.
That's probably because of the man reuniting with the Imposters. Costello hasn't made a straight-up pop/rock album in about a decade, and this welcome return to form proves the 64-year-old still shines in this realm. Whether it's the melancholy "Stripping Paper," soulful rocker "Unwanted Number" or graceful "I Let the Sun Go Down," Costello remains a master singer/songwriter. And the guy is always at his best when fronting a band — especially THIS band.
Buy It?: Yes.
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