Chemtrails
July 26, 2008
BECK
Surprising with a neo-psychedelic full-band sound, Beck reveals a secret crush on My Bloody Valentine and other early-'90s shoegaze bands on "Chemtrails," the lead to new album "Modern Guilt." Over a hazy melt of thumping bass, lush piano chords and frantic live drumming, he conjures apocalyptic images of people falling out of airplanes: "I can't believe what we've seen outside, you and me, watching the jets go by," he sings in an ethereal, reverb-laden falsetto, too entranced to worry about coolness or irony. Even if this dreamy indie-rock workout lacks a gratifying radio hook, it leaves a vapor trail of melody and noise that is mesmerizing. —Sven Philipp
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