Swedish Steel

One of my favorite pleasures is purchasing a new album from a favorite artist, just knowing that a remarkable audio experience awaits me. I just got word that BECK's new album is due next month.

His last album got me through some dark days of heartbreak back in 2002. I underwent a form a therapy, that involved coming home from work and immediately laying down on my living room floor, eyes shut, blinds closed, and then listen to Sea Change all the way through without stirring. Compared to his earlier works, Sea Change was a downbeat, melancholy affair, and still a masterpiece. What really makes me anticipate a work of greatness is Beck switches gears on every album. Odelay's energetic madness was followed up with the simple, acoustic driven Mutations.

Then we got party fun on Midnite Vultures , which led to "Thanks for breaking up with me after nine years" on Sea Change.

Now, next month, comes "Untitled" and I will be first in line.