Sea Change

Beck’s “Sea Change” carefully considered orchestrations blatantly turn away from Beck’s previous incarnation as the mainstream “Two Turntables and a Microphone” funkmeister and return him solidly to his indie folk/country rock roots. The album features themes of heartbreak and desolation, solitude, and loneliness. For the album, much of Beck's trademark cryptic and ironic lyrics were replaced by simpler, more sincere lyrics. He also eschewed the heavy sampling of his previous albums for live instrumentation. Beck cited the breakup with his longtime girlfriend as the major influence on the album. Produced by Nigel Godrich.