The Short List of Things to Do
A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid
The lyrical gloom ("Some days are worse than you can imagine") keeps things squarely in Beck's depressive canon — but the music is a joy. Producer Danger Mouse layers each track with galaxies of psychedelic melodies and effects, then propels them with Joey Waronker's ferocious drums for a giddy retro-futurism.
Grade: A-
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