Odeluxe

They're calling it a classic on CMJ and apparently this album was meant to celebrate the original Odelay's 10th anniversary, however, it's being released today, Jan. 29, 2008.

After 12 years, Beck's 1996 album is being re-relased as the Odelay: Deluxe Edition, which is available in stores and online. I'd heard about the re-release for a little bit and am probably the only one on this blog to be remotely excited about it, but the album's got a lot to offer.

The original had 13 tracks including "Where It's At," "Devil's Haircut" and "Jack-Ass," but the new edition's added on three more tracks, two of which were never released. The Deluxe Edition is accompanied by a second disk with 16 more songs with remixes by UNKLE, Mickey P. and Aphex Twin and a bunch of international-only b-sides. There's also a different version of "Jack-Ass" in the b-side "Burro," which I'm looking forward to.

Pitchfork, where the album was rated an 8.5, actually did a decent recap of the success of the original Odelay, although they threw in some comparisons here and there between the musician and Nirvana's late frontman Kurt Cobain. While I'm disappointed that they called him the rebound boyfriend for music listeners after the grunge rocker's death, they salute Beck for his "genre-hopping ideas" and Odelay's lasting appeal.

I'll get some sample tracks on here a.s.a.p.

Beck's video for "Jack-Ass"
"Devil's Haircut" and
"Loser" for something older