8 CRUEL TO BE KIND: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF NICK LOWE

Will Birch

CONSTABLE

A pub-rock powerhouse in his own right, ex-kursaal Flyer Birch’s portrait of ‘Basher’ is not as cheery as the Stiff records superstar’s knockabout reputation might suggest. However, his enormous respect for his subject is evident as Birch carefully plots Lowe’s path from Kippington Lodge to third-age master craftsman.