Nick Lowe

New wave and power pop icon's first album in 11 years, with backing from Nashville garage rockers Los Straitjackets.

Its first single, a live favorite that's never been officially released called "Went to a Party," can be heard now.

Attic Alternative is two hours of MODERN ROCK radio's first waves through the 1990s, every Sunday morning 7am-9am! Here's what played this week! Hour 1 Soundgarden - Dusty - from Down on the Upside (1996) Devo - Beautiful World - from New Traditionalists (1981) The Soup Dragons - I'm Free - from Lovegod (1990) The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) - from The Icicle Works (1984) Alice

A video recently uploaded to YouTube gives viewers an amazing glimpse at a backstage performance of The Band's "The Weight" by Wilco, Mavis Staples and Nick Lowe.