Up until 2002, it always seemed as though Beck was playing a character, a musical chameleon who consistently valued levity over sincerity. No longer hidden behind voice altering machinery and (often nonsensical) stream of consciousness lyrics, Sea Change allowed audiences…
Festival Review: Music Midtown – “Atlanta, Ga 9/17/16 – 9/18/16”
Music Midtown has been associated with Atlanta since 1994, aside from the half decade hiatus in the late 2000s. Having four main stages this year – Electric Ballroom, Honda, Roxy, Cotton Club – at Piedmont Park located in Atlanta, Ga,…
From the Record Crate: Beck – “Odelay” (1996)
20 years, 12 records and a handful of Grammys later, it can be difficult to reconcile all the King of the Slackers, one-hit novelty baggage that followed Beck’s breakout single “Loser”. I suppose if one of the things you’re singing…
New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 6/7/2016
Welcome to New(ish) Music Tuesdays, our monthly feature in which members of the TYF staff write about our favorite new songs. This month, our staff recommends a whole slew of new songs, including the brand new single from Beck, a…
Why Post-Grammy Beck/Beyoncé Bashing Makes You Worse Than Kanye
I have to start off by saying I am both a fan of Beyoncé and Beck, with my love of Beck blooming before Beyoncé even became a solo artist. In case you’ve been living the life of a reclusive hermit and haven’t…
GRAMMYS: A Subjective History of the Album of the Year Winners
[tps_header] A subjective history of the Album of the Year Grammy, in reverse. By Ryan Maffei [/tps_header] [tps_title]2015 -2000[/tps_title] 2015 — Beck beats Beyoncé (absolutely ridiculous), Pharrell (probably somewhat ridiculous), Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran (well). Verdict: RIDICULOUS 2014 —…
Listen: ‘I Won’t Be Long’, new single from Beck
Looks like Beck is busy working in a lot of new sounds and styles. Just last month he independently released ‘Defriended‘, a slow track but full of synth beats. A few hours ago, this L.A artist released yet another track…