ROBERT ELLIS, AMANDA SHIRES & COLIN GILMORE TO PERFORM 'LOWE COUNTRY: THE SONGS OF NICK LOWE' LIVE ON KUT TODAY AT 11AM CST

NO DEPRESSION INTERVIEWS CO-PRODUCER ROB SEIDENBERG AS UK RAVES FOR 'LOWE COUNTRY' COME IN

KUT will host Robert Ellis, Amanda Shires, and Colin Gilmore performing songs from 'Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe' this morning at 11AM Central in Austin at 90.5 FM and online at kut.org.

Ellis' rendition of "All Men Are Liars" was premiered at Paste Magazine and Esquire named it one of "10 Songs a Man Should Be Listening to": http://www.esquire.com/the-side/music/best-new-songs/songs-of-the-week-the-killers#ixzz297iu5yXv

Shires' gorgeous, haunting version of "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" is stunning, while Gilmore's "You Make Me" brings the Lowe-penned waltz to Texas.

Meanwhile, album co-producer and Fiesta Red Records founder Rob Seidenberg is interviewed about 'Lowe Country' at No Depression.

And from Lowe's country, The Telegraph has posted a rave.

The Unsinkable Boxer - "When I Write The Book" video - from 'Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe' (Fiesta Red Records)

IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO NICK LOWE, RON SEXSMITH RETURNS FAVOR

SEXSMITH ON LOWE: "I'M PROUD TO KNOW HIM"

Ron Sexsmith – whose song "Secret Heart" Nick Lowe has covered – recorded his version of Lowe's "Where's My Everything" for the new project 'Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe' (September 18 / Fiesta Red).

"That's a song that I was playing even before I met Nick. The first time that we toured together, I asked if he was going to play it, and he said no. So I played it during my set. It's a song that I know like the back of my hand, a great song." He recorded a stripped down version of the song, highlighting the stark vulnerability within.

He recalls hearing Lowe's voice singing his song: "I first heard his version of 'Secret Heart' on cassette. I was trying to write a Buddy Holly song. It was such an honor for me."

Sexsmith was a Lowe fan well before he met him. "He writes very well constructed songs, very melodic. And he's an underrated lyricist. He's got a great sense of humor in his lyrics. He's a great singer, too. His voice is like fine wine. I just love everything about it."

"He's a perfect gentleman. He's thoughtful and funny, everything that you like about English people. I’m really proud to know him."

'Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe' also includes Lowe songs interpreted by Hayes Carll, Caitlin Rose, JEFF The Brotherhood, Amanda Shires, Robert Ellis, and others.

Lowe's version of "Secret Heart" is available on the import 'Anthology.'

On the Lowe / Sexsmith double-billed tour, they would also duet every night on "My Baby's Gone," a classic Louvin Brothers song.

FIESTA RED RECORDS ANNOUNCES 180 GRAM LP EDITION OF 'LOWE COUNTRY: THE SONGS OF NICK LOWE' FOR SIMULTANEOUS SEPT. 18 RELEASE

Fiesta Red Records has announced a 180 gram vinyl LP edition of 'Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe,' to be released September 18 alongside MP3 and CD editions of the album. Full liner notes will be printed on the inner sleeve. A spectacular reimagining of Lowe's songbook, the album also represents the next generation of Americana, left-leaning country, and roots music artists.

'Lowe Country' LP Track Listing (different from CD/MP3):

Lately I've Let Things Slide - Caitlin Rose
Don't Lose Your Grip On Love - The Parson Red Heads
All Men Are Liars - Robert Ellis
I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass - Amanda Shires
Marie Provost - JEFF the Brotherhood
Lover Don't Go - Erin Enderlin
(I'm Gonna Start) Living Again If It Kills Me - Hayes Carll
When I Write The Book - The Unsinkable Boxer
You Make Me - Colin Gilmore
Heart Of The City - Chatham County Line
What's Shakin' On The Hill - Lori McKenna
Crackin' Up - Griffin House
Where's My Everything? - Ron Sexsmith

FIESTA RED RECORDS LAUNCHES WITH 'LOWE COUNTRY: THE SONGS OF NICK LOWE,' FEATURING HAYES CARLL, ROBERT ELLIS, JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, CAITLIN ROSE, RON SEXSMITH, LORI MCKENNA AND MORE, OUT SEPT. 18

PORTION OF PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT VICTIMS OF 2010 NASHVILLE FLOODS AND TEXAS WILD FIRES OF LAST YEAR

Fiesta Red Records is launching with 'Lowe Country: The Songs Of Nick Lowe' (September 18), featuring "heir to outlaw country royalty" (New York Times) Hayes Carll, "the timeless voice" (Associated Press) of Robert Ellis, "blistering" (SPIN) band JEFF The Brotherhood, "brilliant" (Huffington Post) artist Ron Sexsmith, one-time Oprah musical guest Lori McKenna, UK sensation Caitlin Rose, frequent Justin Townes Earle and Jason Isbell collaborator Amanda Shires, and others.

Proceeds from the album will benefit victims of the 2010 Nashville floods and Texas wild fires of last year via The Central Texas Wildfire Fund (administered by the Austin Community Foundation) and The Nashville Rising Fund (administered by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee).

Here is a postable mp3 of Robert Ellis doing "All Men Are Liars": 

'Lowe Country' presents 13 artists--most of them up-and-coming and/or left-of-center--interpreting songs from Lowe’s 4½-decade career. They range in age from 23 to 48 and reside in such disparate locales as Glasgow, Toronto, Austin, Portland, Raleigh and Music City. They are the leading lights of a new generation of artists who use classic country music as a springboard for their unique musical explorations.

The album’s musical world is rich and varied, swooping from the lush vintage sounds of Caitlin Rose and cosmopolitan bluegrass of Chatham County Line to the haunting sparseness of Amanda Shires and rollicking jamboree of Ellis; from the laconic comedy of Carll and dulcet, west-coast sounds of the Parson Red Heads to the twisted tribal stomp of JEFF the Brotherhood and beyond.

Lowe has recently received a wave of attention, opening shows for Wilco. The New York Times hailed his "remarkable second wind," GQ included him among the "greatest living music masters," NPR called him "one of the great living songwriters," and Rolling Stone noted him as "one of the sharpest lyricists in rock."

Music industry veteran Rob Seidenberg founded Fiesta Red Records, which is based in Austin. Prior to that, he lived and worked in New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA as, among other things, the president of Mammoth Records; a record producer and music supervisor; an A&R executive at Hollywood Records and Rykodisc; and a journalist/editor covering the worlds of music and film. He has worked with such artists as Los Lobos, John Wesley Harding, the Posies, Joe Henry, and the Minus 5. Fiesta Red is also releasing a single on Austin-based band Full Service with additional releases to follow. Fiesta Red Records will be distributed by RedEye in the US and Canada and ADA abroad.

'Lowe Country' Track Listing:

Lately I've Let Things Slide - Caitlin Rose

Don't Lose Your Grip On Love - The Parson Red Heads

All Men Are Liars - Robert Ellis

I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass - Amanda Shires

Marie Provost - JEFF the Brotherhood

Hayes Carll - I'm Gonna Start Living Again If It Kills Me

Lover Don't Go - Erin Enderlin

When I Write The Book - The Unsinkable Boxer

You Make Me - Colin Gilmore

Heart Of The City - Chatham County Line

What's Shakin' On The Hill - Lori McKenna

Crackin' Up - Griffin House

Where Is My Everything - Ron Sexsmith