Nick Lowe claimed, "The 40-year career of the English singer-songwriter Nick Lowe constitutes a paradox: the songs he has written are better known than he is." Alex Turner, of the Arctic Monkeys, has described Lowe as one of his favourite lyricists. In another interview, he said that he was "blown away" and sent "back to square one" by Lowe's songwriting Wilco covered the Nick Lowe song "I Love My Label" as the B-side to "I Might" (2011) on their own dBpm label. Nick Lowe toured with Wilco for their album "The Whole Love" and would make guest appearances on his "Cruel to
Suck It and See such as "The Rain-Shaped Shimmer Trap", "The Thunder-Suckle Fuzz Canyon", "The Blond-O-Sonic Rape Alarm", and "Thriller", according to a band interview in the "NME". The track "Piledriver Waltz" was first released on Alex Turner's debut EP, "Submarine", where it was credited to Turner as a solo artist, featuring Ford on drums. The version included on "Suck It and See" is a re-recording with the whole band involved. A music video for "Brick by Brick" was released shortly before the album details were revealed on 10 March. However, Matt Helders confirmed that "Brick by Brick" would not be the lead single.