“On his remarkable 2002 album, Sea Change, Beck ditched his signature irony, break beats and jump cuts to vibe on the country-tinged singer-songwriter tradition of his L.A. hometown. Since then, the album's stature has only grown – even as Beck left his fringed-suede jacket tucked away in a closet. He has finally put it back on for Morning Phase, which features many of the same players and themes a”
“The artist reprises his acoustic troubadour persona for the first time in over a decade”
“On Morning Phase, Beck returns to the style and form of his 2002 singer-songwriter record Sea Change. Instead of a much-needed daring comeback statement, it feels more like a pointed exhale.”
“While the more slow, syrupy side of Beck's discography appeals to many, it never has to me. Morning Phase shows beck returning to the stomping grounds of albums like Mutations and Sea Change, but with instrumentation and tunes that are far more uninteresting.”
