At My Age
by Nick Lowe
  • Record Label: Yep Roc
  • Release Date: Jun 26, 2007
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    [A] finely honed collection. [29 Jun 2007, p.136]
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  2. The A.V. Club
    91
    There's a real person writing and singing these songs, with a lifetime's worth of joys and disappointments, as well as the wisdom to keep it all in proper balance.
  3. Uncut
    80
    [It] sidles forth with an easy-going aura, belying the artistry within. [Jul 2007, p.107]
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  5. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    Lowe pulls it all together with warmth, wit and searing emotional honesty.
  6. Spin
    80
    A soul-drenched, horn-inflected labor of lust. [Jul 2007, p.100]
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  7. Boston Globe
    80
    The album traverses Ray Charles-like country soul, smoky late-night jazz, lush Western swing, and even a bit of Rockpile-style rockabilly.
  8. AllMusic
    80
    It takes time to make music as effortless and elegant as this, to construct songs this finely detailed.
  9. Rolling Stone
    70
    [Lowe] keeps it terrifically mellow without getting mushy in the head.
  10. NOW Magazine
    70
    Probably his most personally revealing work yet.
  11. Hartford Courant
    70
    At a mere 33 minutes, "At My Age" leaves listeners wanting more, but then, that seems to be part of Lowe's seduction technique.
  12. Filter
    46
    The lyrical chops are intact but the production is far too dated.

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#40 Best Album of 2007

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. StephenU
    Jul 25, 2007
    9
    Albums this sublime don't come around very often. Lowe plainly has put his 58 years of humanity into this album, although most of the Albums this sublime don't come around very often. Lowe plainly has put his 58 years of humanity into this album, although most of the songs on this album are clearly not autobiographical. For this we should be thankful, instead of an introspective confessional album that many artists at his age fall prey to, we get to enjoy a great storyteller who is also a great singer/songwriter. Near perfect!… Full Review »
  2. JasonK
    Jul 9, 2007
    9
    It make take a refined listener to appreciate just how good this album is. If your always drinking 2 buck chuck you won't know a fine It make take a refined listener to appreciate just how good this album is. If your always drinking 2 buck chuck you won't know a fine bordeaux when you drink it. This is probably not a young mans album. There's history in these tracks, both in a personal way as well as musical. His references to a wide variety of styles have an organic, truthful feel to them-and it sounds great. I took to this album immediately, much like Ry Cooders latest album. It fits like a great old pair of jeans, and couldn't be more comfortable! Well done, Nick!… Full Review »
  3. dickj.
    Jul 4, 2007
    9
    Nick is covering familiar territory, but this time his steps are much more confident, and convincing. The album flows with a sincerity Nick is covering familiar territory, but this time his steps are much more confident, and convincing. The album flows with a sincerity I've not heard before and feels like a old comfortable chair.… Full Review »
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