Home → Daniel Johnston → Beam Me Up!
Beam Me Up!
Singer-Songwriter · 2010 · 12 tracks

Beam Me Up!

Daniel Johnston

A fragile, orchestral reimagining of Daniel Johnston's songbook. His shaky, honest voice finds a lush home within the BEAM orchestra's woodwinds and strings.

2010 · Hazelwood Vinyl Plastics

Find on Amazon

Beam Me Up! represents a startling departure from the tape-hissed basement recordings that defined Daniel Johnston's legacy. Here, his fragile, often heartbreaking melodies are elevated by the BEAM orchestra, a transition that feels like seeing a beloved black-and-white sketch suddenly rendered in technicolor. The contrast between Johnston's shaky, untrained baritone and the professional precision of the eleven-piece ensemble creates a unique tension: it is both grand and deeply intimate, like a private confession delivered from a theater stage.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Sarah Drove Around in Her Car
0:47
02
Syrup of Tears
4:07
03
Must
4:14
04
True Love Will Find You in the End
1:46
05
Wicked World
3:57
06
Mask
2:00
07
Try to Love
4:59
08
Devil Town
3:11
09
Love Enchanted
4:58
10
Walking the Cow
2:47
11
Last Song
3:49
12
Beatles
3:42
Moments Worth Listening For
The moment the strings swell to meet Johnston's shaky delivery on Mask, bridging the gap between high art and outsider vulnerability.
The whimsical woodwind arrangement on Sarah Drove Around In Her Car that contrasts with the song's inherent loneliness.
The final, lingering notes of Last Song, serving as a poignant and unintentional coda to a legendary career.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Beam Me Up! sound next to the rest of Daniel Johnston's catalogue?

Orchestral Arrangement+4.0σ

The production is built around orchestral arrangement than this artist usually allows.

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →