Midnite Vultures

When Beck mangles folk, hip-hop, country, blues, and lo-fi rock into a unique sonic species, he pays homage to his influences in a way that is utterly entertaining. Indeed, the alt-rock vagabond is responsible for some of the 1990s' most indispensable music. His unfaltering studio mastery is especially evident on standouts such as the horn-punched Sexx Laws, the steamy, slap-bass-blasted Nicotine and Gravy, and the wah-wah bombast of Mixed Bizness.

Sexx Laws
Nicotine & Gravy
Mixed Business
Get Real Paid
Hollywood Freaks
Peaches & Cream
Broken Train
Milk & Honey
Beautiful Way
Pressure Zone
Debra

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