Odelay: Deconstructionists

Beck and his music are difficult to parse in 2021, largely because what he was/is so good at is the norm now rather than progressive like in 1996 when Odelay delighted and confused listeners. Matt talks Beck’s importance and influence in terms of his uncanny ability to break down several genres and styles to stitch them together, then two other artists with similar Deconstructionist impulses working in the swirl grunge, college rock, indie, and alternative: Melvins and The Butthole Surfers.