There was a time when Beck seemed superhuman. His late ’90s albums all appeared to be strange, disfigured creations at first glance, only to reveal profound layers of subtlety and enchanting musical ...

It’s not surprising that Beck Hansen’s genealogy connects him to the Fluxus movement and Andy Warhol’s Factory (through his grandfather and mother, respectively); Beck’s music is a continuation of the ...

For the first 10 years of his career, the idea of the "real" Beck was up for grabs. You had the lo-fi folkie, the slacker white-boy rapper, the is-he-for-real Prince impersonator, the epically ...

With somber melodies and revealing lyrics, Beck’s last album, 2002’s “Sea Change,” marked a dramatic shift for the enigmatic ironist whose cockamamie wordplay and innovative genre splicing made him ...

Even if white men can't jump, Guero can try to soar. The title of Beck's newly released album is derived from a Spanish derogatory term for a person of European descent -- that is, a white male. The ...

While that's always good news, "Guero" is one of his best records ever, conjuring up multifaceted, genre-hopping songs that draw on his past while pointing the now veteran artist toward a singular ...

Eleven years have passed since Beck unleashed ''Loser." That song and the others on ''Mellow Gold" knocked the wind out of us, and just as we were recovering -- reeling from this blazing supernova -- ...

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