Wow: Beck's back with a blinder and news of his next LP
Beck got another stunner to knock your socks off with - it's called "Wow", and it comes with news of his next record.
After teasing the track on social media yesterday, the acclaimed genre-bender has unveiled something very different. It's got sultry R&B vibes and big arena-folk falsetto - trap beats waltz with sax and low-slung vox. It's smooth, jagged, unnervingly ambitious, and pumped with jittery energy.
"Wow" follows "Dreams", and was debuted today (2 June) on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show. Beck and Greg Kurstin worked on the track together.
Beck's new album arrives 21 October via Virgin/EMI. It'll follow 2014's Morning Phase and Song Reader releases.
Listen to "Wow" below and check out Beck's new dates after.
June
25 - FOLD Festival, London
26 - Glastonbury Festival, Pilton
28 - O2 Brixton Academy, London
29 - Albert Hall, Manchester
- Sampha and Yussef Dayes lead nominations for this year's Ivor Novello Awards
- Tiny Habits announce their debut album, All For Something
- Previous Industries (Open Mike Eagle, Still Rift and Video Dave) announce debut album, Service Machine
- Fat White Family share new single, "Work"
- Susanna has announces her new album, Meditations on Love
- DIIV reveal forthcoming album title track, "Frog In Boiling Water" alongside cryptic website
- Ani DiFranco presents new single, "You Forgot to Speak"
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