I'm not as big a fan of The Black Keys' new album, Attack and Release, which Danger Mouse produced. Especially compared to their previous two albums ("Rubber Factory" and "Magic Potion")
But Danger Mouse and Beck hit "Modern Guilt" out of the park. Wow.
Every time Beck's released an album, it's taken me a while to get warm up to it. (That is, all except "Guero," which was essentially Odelay 2.0. Same Dust Brothers production, same glut of junk culture references, same sonic media collages, etc.) "Modern Guilt" is different. But I took to it immediately. "Gamma Ray" and "Chemtrails" are my favorites.
Perhaps it's because the songs are, overall, far more concise than your typical Beck forays. And there's only ten tracks on the whole album.
Congrats, Mr. Hanson. I'm glad Scientology hasn't affected your ability to keep it interesting and fresh. I now have even more impetus to check out this year's ACL Festival.
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