Maybe you’ve already heard Beck’s downtempo Morning Phase (Capitol) is a great album, maybe one of the decade’s best, and probably the best thing he has done to date. I’m not here to contradict that; ...

“I do have the best seat in the house,” said Beck on stage at Ravinia, turning to face his backing band for the evening. “You sound amazing. Thank you! Don’t they sound amazing?” asked Beck ...

This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. Among Beck’s finest virtues — and it’s one ...

Beck's latest creation is more than a mere sequel to 2002's brooding masterpiece, Sea Change. It provides a glimpse of new frontiers in letting go... The thumbnail summary already circulating for Beck ...

More generally, though, it expresses a fine range of sentiments to meditate on as you grow older – melancholy, experience and cautious optimism. Ten months after its release the album is just as ...

Regardless, this album displays something of a return to Beckish form in comparison to 2008’s Modern Guilt. While the previous album was produced by Danger Mouse and thus sounded kind of identical to ...

The record from the acclaimed singer-songwriter revisits the Sea Change and Morning Phase eras. “While we were revisiting a musical and physical place, it also felt like we were finding new sounds and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Last spring, Beck played two massive orchestral shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The setlist leaned heavily on his 2002 album ‘Sea Change’, a melancholic masterpiece adorned with gorgeous ...