Yep Roc Records will release Quiet Please … the New Best of Nick Lowe in March, and for once, a best-of could actually make the case, reaching across labels and bands to assemble a convincing set. It includes the great “Fool Who Knows” from the Little Village project with John Hiatt, Ry Cooder and Jim Keltner, as well as music from all phases of his solo career. The two-disc set opens with one of his best-known tracks from his British pub rock days: “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” from his days in Brinsley Schwarz. Also on the track is his Brinsleys bandmate, keyboardist Bob Andrews – these days a New Orleanian and frequently a part of John Mooney’s band.

In 2006, I interviewed Andrews about his pub rock days and his connections to New Orleans. You can find it here.