In 1990, Bragg encouraged Bowen to start a solo career. Bowen started performing solo shows by the name "The Lorraine Bowen Experience". Her act had three songs, a Casio keyboard and an ironing board. Her songs are seen as "quirky", have humor and are often with a sense of tacky. Themes often include food, movie actors (one of her most popular songs is about Julie Christie), mobile phones and fish fingers.