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Beck has announced 'Ride Lonesome', his first new album in seven years
Nigel Godrich mixes his first album of new material since 'Hyperspace'.
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'Profanity Prayers' by Beck is an alternative track from the album 'Modern Guilt', released in 2008. The lyrics cast a claustrophobic portrait of a person trapped and judged, mixing religious and profane language with images of punishment and institutional control. There is a call-and-response feel to the central questioning, crystallised in the line “Profanity prayers”. The song’s voice reads as tense and accusatory, with a sense of being monitored, confined, and forced to perform under rules that are both moralistic and transactional.
"Profanity Prayers" is a track by Beck, from the album Modern Guilt, released 7th July 2008. The track is 3:43 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Beck.
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Duet version arrives as Beck prepares to launch his North American tour run.
The Nigel Godrich-mixed single precedes extensive theatre and amphitheatre run this autumn.
The song was previously played at his intimate performance at Lafayette in London last September.
'We Love L.A.' features an impressive lineup of guests including Judd Apatow, Pink, Inara George, Beck, Grohl’s daughter Violet, Karen O, and Tenacious D.
Beck sounds as vital and important as ever.