It helped my Sunday out considerably (stressing out a bit on the eve of university teaching) to stream Beck's new "Morning Phase" which is getting so much critical attention already that you wonder what's up (besides hype). I've always been very partial to Beck's changeling nature, although he most consistently seems to return to simple, folky tunes, and that's the case here, yet leavened with sweet, lush production. Here's one of the best songs, Blue Moon and a short profile by David Fricke, though much more very easy to find with a click on Google...
