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Odelay
Rock · 1996 · 9 tracks · 56m

Odelay

Beck

A kaleidoscopic collage of hip-hop beats, delta blues, and 90s slacker cool. Dense with samples and surrealist wit, it remains a definitive genre-mashing peak.

June 17, 1996 · DGC

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A vibrant, kaleidoscopic celebration of musical detritus and surrealist cool.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 56m
02
Hotwax
3:49
03
Lord Only Knows
4:15
05
Derelict
4:13
06
Novacane
4:38
09
Minus
2:32
11
Readymade
2:37
12
High 5 (Rock the Catskills)
4:11
13
Ramshackle
5:46
14
Diskobox
3:35
Moments Worth Waiting For
The abrupt shift from the heavy garage rock riff of Devils Haircut into the syncopated hip-hop groove
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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 Odelay sound next to the rest of Beck's catalogue?

Road Trip+4.0σ

Road Trip saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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