The genre-hopping hitmaker’s new album fingerpicks the same melancholy heartstrings as Sea Change. You can ask him anything in our upcoming reader interview
May 2026
Kindness of strangers
The kindness of strangers: I was a broke youth radio host who couldn’t afford a Beck ticket – then a listener called in
As a uni student my pay went towards petrol and books, with little left for fun. But I never expected anyone to buy me a ticket
January 2025
Melancholy, morphine and the Baader-Meinhof group: Marianne Faithfull’s 10 best recordings
How we made
‘Our computer sampler cost more than a house!’: how the Korgis made Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime
January 2023
Grammy awards 2023: who will win – and who should?
Will Adele’s Grammy dominion continue and Harry Styles steal more limelight? Or could Kendrick Lamar or Beyoncé finally take one of the headline prizes?
July 2022
Johnny Depp writes song about defamation trial against Amber Heard
Actor writes two songs for album with British guitarist Jeff Beck that ‘ignited our youthful spirit and creativity’
May 2022
‘Like them, we’re fragile’: how Randall Poster assembled his star-packed birdsong project
The esteemed music supervisor enlisted stars such as Mark Ronson, Nick Cave, Beck, Sean Penn and Tilda Swinton for an ambitious new project
May 2021
Reopening culture
From Latitude to Lady Gaga: what to see as music venues and festivals reopen
As live music returns, we pick the best artists launching post-lockdown tours and festival dates – with the Eagles, Beck and Bloodstock leading the charge
November 2020
Drake calls for Grammys to be replaced after snubbing Black artists
Singer’s demand follows absence of the Weeknd in all categories of the 2021 awards despite huge success this year and dismay at exclusion of Lil Uzi Vert
July 2020
Ranked
Beck's greatest songs – ranked!
As the prince of American alternative turns 50, we select his finest moments, from bluegrass ballads to breakup masterpieces and ‘beefcake pantyhose’
January 2020
Nirvana reunion: Dave Grohl's 13-year-old daughter steals the show
Violet Grohl performed Heart-Shaped Box with the surviving members of Nirvana and guest performers St Vincent and Beck at an LA charity gala
November 2019
Beck: Hyperspace review – dewy, plush and on-trend
Beck: Hyperspace review – Pharrell collaboration never achieves lift-off
September 2019
Thanks for the Dance: posthumous Leonard Cohen album announced
Daniel Johnston: a potent, profoundly moving songwriter
October 2018
Marianne Faithfull: the muse who made it on her own terms
As the singer prepares to release her 21st album, we look back at a singular career marked by creative restlessness, personal troubles and triumphant reinventions
January 2018
Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and more announced for BBC's Biggest Weekend festival
Noel Gallagher, Beck and Manic Street Preachers also announced for four-city summer festival attended by 175,000 people
October 2017
Beck: ‘I wanted to make something that felt good’
He wrote his sunniest album yet – and then parked it when Trump won the presidency. Is the world ready for some fun?
Beck: Colors review – a hymn to hedonistic pop
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Beck: Colors review – newly enthused heights and depths
