The first 40 seconds of Beck’s Morning Phase bear the title “Cycle.” It was a fitting name to mark the turning of the musical tide all the way back towards this Californian adventurer, on a record ...

On his first album in seven years, Beck keeps the quality control extremely high as he surveys mid-50s malaise in the wake of divorce ...

Beck has always been difficult to pin down. Over three decades, he has continued to bend genres and become an icon of ...

What I know about Beck: he looks good in a fedora; he has magical, golden locks like Rapunzel; his voice is dangerously soothing — think whales singing. What I don’t know about Beck: his first 11 ...

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 has spent the years since 2008 on side projects. On the occasion of a new studio release, Beck discusses the value of creative playtime and... Beck On 'Morning Phase': The All Songs Considered ...

A dozen years ago, Beck, still licking his wounds after a nasty breakup, shocked listeners with the appropriately titled “Sea Change.” The singer, it must be remembered, was most celebrated for… By ...

Beck has recalled that making his shimmering 2002 classic Sea Change caused more than a little consternation from the powers that be ...

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; ...