Beck is gearing up for the release of his currently untitled new album, and has said in an interview with Rolling Stone that the music on it was inspired by performing live over the past year, including his show at Hyde Park with The Strokes.
Beck / Credit: Famous
He explained: "It's a summer night, people have their hands up. It's a communal, celebratory thing. I wanted to take that into the studio, a kind of energy or joy. The thing that wakes you up a little bit.
"It's kind of life-sparking. I want to have some new things to say. I'm still filling out the picture. We do 'Where It's At', and you're like, 'OK, we needed that'. Then you do another one. It's all adding up to a picture."
Describing the record as being full of "big hooks, hip-hop loops and the poppy energy of his classic Nineties work", the LP should be a pleasant listen for fans of the artist.
Beck added: "There's a substratum to a lot of the songs - songs within other songs, choruses that became bridges. It's not far from how I made my first couple of records."
The new album will feature 2015 single 'Dreams' and comeback track 'Wow'.
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