Beck - Guero
been listening to this for a few days now
since the album is produced by the dust brothers, there will be inevitable comparisons to odelay. true, there are similarities. but where odelay was a collage of genres set to a funky beat, guero is more of a collage of moments in his career. the beat is still at the forefront of each track, but the sound is more straightforward (fewer musical tangents). here we have a revived beck-rap, some spanish lyrics, odd sexual euphemisms, strings a la serge gainsbourg, multi-octave melodies, and other elements of his past.
each of his recent albums have been very unique in their sound. this album is not a sweeping departure, but i'd say there is a bit more of a mexican influence at times. also an 8-bit video game feel on a few songs. but mostly he sounds like beck, which is kind of a new thing for him.
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