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Toronto (CP) — Don't bother trying to figure out Elvis Costello's latest move.
He's already done it for you.
"When people are trying to make a story about me, the story is, 'Well, yes, he shaved off his beard, came to his senses, got the old band together and started making the stuff we really love.'" says Costello on the phone from London.
That's basically it in a nutshell.
Costello, 38, has reunited with the Attractions, his favored band of the good ol' days of "new wave" rock.
Favored by critics and fans, that is, though not necessarily by the participants in what was originally simply a marriage of convenience.
Prior to last month's tour kick-off in Vancouver, Costello and Attractions Pete Thomas (drums), Bruce Thomas (bass) and Steve Nieve (keyboards) hadn't been seen in public together for some eight years.
They rejoined forces for this tour and new album Brutal Youth, the first Costello & Attractions effort since 1986's Blood And Chocolate.
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