Four cheers for Beck! Tour Starts Aug 21st
Usually it’s three cheers, but in this case it’s all about four. Beck’s new album, “Modern Guilt” has made the US charts, debuting at number four and selling nearly 85,000 copies in its first week.
This is the eighth studio album that Beck has done, and it has gotten more critical acclaim than most of his earlier work, not all of which was well-received. Leading magazines that have reviewed it have said it was dazzling, and that it was among the strongest work that Beck has done. While he works for the fans and not for the critics, having an album touted as significant and high-quality can help earn new fans, as well.
Fans of Beck can see him on his US tour, but until then they’ll have to be content with the new album. If they’re patient they can buy the vinyl edition on July 22. It has download codes on it for MP3s. These MP3s are unique in that they are designed to sound like they are playing back on vinyl. Beck has essentially invented a “mobile turntable” with the MP3s providing vinyl sound.
Tour dates for Beck start on August 21 in Reno, Nevada and go through October 3 in Chicago, Illinois.
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