Sep 1, 2021
Today, Children
Collide frontman Johnny Mackay (aka
Fascinator) joins me to delve into a pair of
albums that represent the two poles of Beck,
1996's 'Odelay' and 2002's 'Sea Change'.
We talk about the importance of exploring multiple genres as an
artist, how Johnny's bifurcated musical identity reflects Beck's,
Beck's use of samples in rock music, his journey to embracing his
folk roots, different kinds of breakup albums, finding great lyrics
in scratch vocals, songs that start as jokes, how Johnny balances
his work on Children Collide and Fascinator, Beck's Song Reader
project and for some reason, David Byrne's
incredible American Utopia show.