Jonkast: June 24, 2015
I go solo this episode to talk about new music from Leon Bridges (above), Miguel, The Chemical Brothers, and Beck.
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Beck
Morning Phase
Beck consistently spans the spectrum when it comes to his genre of music. Not many Beck albums can be pigeonholed into the same category. From break-beat hip hop to pop rock anthems, to abstract, ironic, and me...
Beck: “Defriended”
Dig that creepy-ass artwork! It looks like someone tried, from memory, to paint a picture their grandmother had on the wall that they hadn't thought about since they were a child. I hope this comes out as a big...
Beck: “I Only Have Eyes for You”
Cover versions of songs are plentiful in the music industry. A truly great reworking of an already popular song is hard to come by. The trick for most is in making the song their own while maintaining and respe...
Beck
WEEKEND VIDEO / A FAVORITE FROM 15 YEARS AGO "Loser"Mellow GoldOriginal release date:March 1, 1994iTunesApril 8, 1994:Being a loser isn't what it used to be. Just ask Beck Hansen, Generation X's latest Pied Pi...
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"Gamma Ray"from the album Modern Guilt2008iTunes"It was the most intensive work I've ever done on anything," Beck says the day after finishing his new record, sounding slightly dazed. For his tenth studio disc,...
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"Leave Me on the Moon"from the Kill the Moonlight soundtrack1994Kill the Moonlight is a feature with a soundtrack so awesome that the movie should probably be a music video. The DVD is actually accompanied by a...
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"He's a Mighty Good Leader"from the album One Foot in the Grave1994One Foot in the Grave appeared not long after the noisy freak-out of Stereopathetic Soulmanure, and its quiet, folky textures couldn't be more ...
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"Nausea"from the album The Information2006iTunesBeck wants to have a little fun with the artwork for his upcoming album, The Information, and he wants his fans to contribute.The set, due October 3 via Interscop...
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“E-Pro”
Beck's follow-up to 2002's acoustic-heavy Sea Change marks a return to his signature "junkyard-funk" sound of previous records.
He's reunited with Odelay producers The Dust Brothers for a supposed collection...