The All Music Guide calls Lloyd Cole "one of the most articulate and acute songwriters of the post-punk era." Considering how adventurous Lloyd has been with each release going back to his days with the Commotions in the 1980s, everybody ought to check out this show just to see what the heck in next in his remarkable career. He's done sparse folk-rock, ventured into electronics, cabaret music with strings, gorgeous alternative pop, and more. This British-American artist is an underrated figure, and a rare treat in our part of the world. Maybe it was Michigan's reputation for good golf courses that has drawn him here—he's said to have a passion for the sport. He comes to Michigan wiht a new release, "Standards" (a rock album, not an album of standards), of which the Daily Mail raved; "'Standards' is the work of a bristling, alive and fresh-as-a-daisy master, drawing on all of his experience for a mid-life career high."