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Beck Hanson. Shady-cool vagabond cat of rock. Slinking
in through a genre’s side door unnoticed with 3-day-stubble
and matted hair, clicking his fingers just so they know
he’s there, slipping some of the internal décor into
his swag bag and strolling out the front door, probably
en route to some shifty bar downtown. Master of ceremony,
master of most of what he does. Utter star. Prince for
the modern age. And, so far, over the years disappointments
are few and far between, not really worth bothering
with. From the grunge-transcending, stoner, low-mileage
student-rock of ‘Mellow Gold’, to the updated rough-edged
eclecticism of ‘Odelay’, the fuzzy desert acoustica
of ‘Mutations’ and the funk and soul waterbomb of colour
that was ‘Midnite Vultures’, there’s always been more
than enough of Beck’s energy going spare to top up your
mojo.
But what and where now? ‘Sea Change’ is released on
Monday September 24th in the UK. The clues we have so
far is that Radiohead producer Nigel Goodrich was at
the controls and that it was recorded over the last
year in LA. The press release talks of a departure from
the party funk of ‘Midnite Vultures’ and of a “mellow,
at times folky, heart-break of a record”, which points
us back towards ‘Mutations’, but we’ll see. And shall
you. As over the next week this exclusive listening
booth will give you the chance to sample the record
in its entirely. Bit by bit. Refer to the timetable
below for the tracks you can hear per day and then click
on the link to launch the player.
September 16 – The Golden Age / Paper Tiger
September 17 – Guess I’m Doing Fine / Lonesome Tears
September 18 – Lost Cause / End Of The Day
September 19 – It’s All In Your Mind / Round The Bend
September 20 – Already Dead / Sunday Sun
September 21 – Little One
September 22 – Side Of The Road
September 23 – The whole damn album
P.S. And in possibly some of the most exciting news
we have heard in eons, Beck is to tour the US with the
Flaming Lips not only as his support act (which is exciting
enough a prospect anyway)… BUT as his backing band too.
*Faints*.
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