mesmerizing mutations

"a record so haunted and spare.. familiar metaphor of life-as-bitter-decay ... get assaulted by the sweet sounds... still retains the pathological Beckesthetic that short circuts your objectivity. wherever it's at...here is a list of subjective medicines; let us start our convalescence.... passion and melancholy. huanting and disturbing. humble and sweet..."
"pushing things forward for myseltf, staying awake creatively..."
"why does guero have such an air of doom and disquietude alongside its upbeat larks? Eerie dissonances suggest grotesque shapes, and Beck's ominous soulful singing and recurring images of death, ditches, and bones give parts of the album a blasted, apocalyptic tone..."