1970s pub rocker and Elvis Costello pal Nick Lowe has become something of a country gentleman in his later career, but he hasn’t lost his pop sensibilities or his acerbic wit. At My Age continues the Americana trend Lowe began with 1988’s Pinker and Prouder Than Previous and which he cemented on 1994’s excellent The Impossible Bird. This new album is a tuneful collection of songs with an early country feel, often recalling the stylishness of the unheralded Floyd Tillman. Lowe comes off like a class act, but he shows his sinister streak on "I Trained Her to Love Me." Later in the album, Lowe reveals his humble side by proclaiming, "If even I can find someone / Then there's hope for us all." Mixing sly humor, tenderness, and treachery, Nick Lowe is still the Jesus of Cool.

- Pop Matters