Our blue-eyed, blonde-haired little scientologist friend has done it again! That's Beck, of course, with a new album entitled "Modern Guilt" (so appropriate). This one was produced by Danger Mouse, co-founder of Gnarls Barkley and producer of Gorillaz album "Demon Days". I read an early review of this album that said it had a real late-60s vibe to it, and I totally agree. Some tracks definitely have a Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" tint to them, or psychedelia-meets-Beach Blanket Bingo. When you download it from iTunes, it comes with a video for the track "Gamma Ray" which has Andy Warhol written all over it. Beck just gets more and more interesting with every album he releases and I'm glad he's here to stay. He's by far one of the most interesting American artists making music today - reinventing himself at every turn. I hope to catch him again live. The Budokan show last year was magical - a once in a lifetime experience. Cheers to my buddy Paul for going with me!
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I heard "Gamma Ray" on XM a couple of weeks ago and really liked it. I'll have to check this out for sure.
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