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PublisherMcsweeney's Publishing

ISBN-10193807338X

ISBN-139781938073380

eBay Product ID (ePID)25038628576

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Book TitleSong Reader

Number of Pages108 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicPrinted Music / General

GenreMusic

AuthorBeck

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight33.6 Oz

Item Length12.6 in

Item Width9.5 in

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Reviews"[A] visually stunning and captivating album… For anyone with an ear (or an eye) for music, this album is the perfect opportunity to abandon your seats, join the stage and become a participant rather than just a spectator."— Zink Magazine "Visually sumptuous … A bold artistic challenge and a madcap creative gauntlet in a pop-culture landscape that favors instant gratification."— American Way, "[A] visually stunning and captivating album... For anyone with an ear (or an eye) for music, this album is the perfect opportunity to abandon your seats, join the stage and become a participant rather than just a spectator."-- Zink Magazine "Visually sumptuous ... A bold artistic challenge and a madcap creative gauntlet in a pop-culture landscape that favors instant gratification."-- American Way, "[A] visually stunning and captivating album? For anyone with an ear (or an eye) for music, this album is the perfect opportunity to abandon your seats, join the stage and become a participant rather than just a spectator."? Zink Magazine "Visually sumptuous ? A bold artistic challenge and a madcap creative gauntlet in a pop-culture landscape that favors instant gratification."? American Way, "[A] visually stunning and captivating album... For anyone with an ear (or an eye) for music, this album is the perfect opportunity to abandon your seats, join the stage and become a participant rather than just a spectator."-- Zink Magazine "Visually sumptuous ... A bold artistic challenge and a madcap creative gauntlet in a pop-culture landscape that favors instant gratification."-- Wired

SynopsisIn the wake of Modern Guilt and The Information , Beck's latest project comes in an almost-forgotten form--twenty songs existing only as individual pieces of sheet music, never before released or recorded. Complete with full-color, heyday-of-home-play-inspired art for each song and a lavishly produced hardcover carrying case, Song Reader is an experiment in what an album can be at the end of 2012--an alternative that enlists the listener in the tone of every track, and that's as visually absorbing as a dozen gatefold LPs put together. The songs here are as unfailingly exciting as you'd expect from their author, but if you want to hear "Do We? We Do," or "Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard," bringing them to life depends on you. - Featuring original art from Marcel Dzama (who created the imagery for Beck's acclaimed Guero ), Leanne Shapton, Josh Cochran, Jessica Hische, and many more. - Including an introduction by Jody Rosen ( Slate, the New York Times ) and a preface by Beck. - Readers' (and select musicians') renditions of the songs will be featured on the McSweeney's website., In the wake of Modern Guilt and The Information , Beck's latest project comes in an almost-forgotten form?twenty songs existing only as individual pieces of sheet music, never before released or recorded. Complete with full-color, heyday-of-home-play-inspired art for each song and a lavishly produced hardcover carrying case, Song Reader is an experiment in what an album can be at the end of 2012?an alternative that enlists the listener in the tone of every track, and that's as visually absorbing as a dozen gatefold LPs put together. The songs here are as unfailingly exciting as you'd expect from their author, but if you want to hear ?Do We? We Do," or ?Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard," bringing them to life depends on you. ? Featuring original art from Marcel Dzama (who created the imagery for Beck's acclaimed Guero ), Leanne Shapton, Josh Cochran, Jessica Hische, and many more. ? Including an introduction by Jody Rosen ( Slate, the New York Times ) and a preface by Beck. ? Readers' (and select musicians') renditions of the songs will be featured on the McSweeney's website., Nearly fifteen years in the making, Beck's latest album comes in an almost-forgotten form--twenty songs existing only as individual pieces of sheet music, never before released or recorded. Complete with full-color, heyday-of-home-play-inspired art for each song and a lavishly produced hardcover carrying case (and, when necessary, ukelele notation), Song Reader is an experiment in what an album can be at the end of 2012--an alternative that enlists the listener in the tone of every track.