About this episode
Dan and Kev discuss Beck's 2014 album Morning Phase and its connection to his earlier work, particularly Sea Change, while exploring themes of maturity and reinvention in his music.
Dig out your Becktionary and join Dan and Kev as they talk about Beck’s mildly controversial 2014 release Morning Phase. They discuss this album’s relationship to Beck’s discography, but mostly whether it fulfills its stated purpose as a companion piece to 2002’s Sea Change. Has Beck “matured” in his songwriting since Sea Change? Why is Beck constantly expected to reinvent himself? Sure the album sounds amazing…but does that even matter? This album stole a Grammy from Beyonce! Join us because we just can’t Turn Away from discussing Grammycore.
People in this episode
Hosts: Dan, Kev
Topics covered
- Beck's discography
- Grammy awards
- songwriting maturity
- music reinvention
- album analysis
Keywords
- Beck
- Morning Phase
- Sea Change
- Grammy
- music analysis
- songwriting
- album review
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Morning Phase, Sea Change
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