Odelay

A track from Tobacco's upcoming solo disc that resembles the strangest, most effects-overloaded "Odelay" outtake ever.

Singles file: Blitzen Trapper, DJ Gemini f. Kingpen Slim, Tobacco f. Beck 2010

All the "Odelay" hits sounded great but the centerpiece of the show was an early version of "Debra," his hilarious/ridiculous bedroom ballad.

Nick Cave, Beck, Underworld: Six memorable shows at the new 9:30 club 2010

Less than a year later, Beck would fill the Patriot Center, as the success of "Odelay" proved he was more much more than a mere "Loser."

Nick Cave, Beck, Underworld: Six memorable shows at the new 9:30 club 2010

If it resembled Beck at all, it was the dark, melancholy artist that made Mutations, not the hipster wunderkind of Odelay fame.

Tony Sachs: Life After Death: The Legacy of Mark Sandman and Morphine 2009

Where "Odelay" is expansive, daring and without an apparent overarching lyrical theme, "Modern Guilt" is tight and pointed.

Beck in a Gloomy Mood 2008

"Odelay" bursts with invention as borders between rap, rock, blues, folk, metal and electronica are obliterated.

Beck in a Gloomy Mood 2008

Not a sequel to the avant-pop "Odelay," but a rawer, more eccentric side trip.

Art For Autumn 2008

"Modern Guilt" is its opposite, though not in the sense that "Odelay" is highly regarded and the new album shouldn't be.

Beck in a Gloomy Mood 2008

For "Odelay," Beck enlisted the Dust Brothers, who produced definitive pop-rap albums by Tone Loc and the Beastie Boys.

A Winner, Baby 2008

Earlier this year, Beck's label issued an expanded edition of his breakthrough album, "Odelay," almost tripling the amount of music that appeared on the original 1996 release.

Beck in a Gloomy Mood 2008