Album of the day (#7356): Sea Change by Beck

BestEverAlbums — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 16:00:24 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 08/05/2026 20:00

Today's album of the day

Sea Change by Beck (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2002.
Country:
Beck discography rank: 2 (out of 22 listed on BEA)
2002 rank: 7
2000s rank: 53
Overall rank: 340
Average rating: 80/100 (from 990 votes).

Tracks:
1. The Golden Age
2. Paper Tiger
3. Guess I'm Doing Fine
4. Lonesome Tears
5. Lost Cause
6. End Of The Day
7. It's All In Your Mind
8. Round The Bend
9. Already Dead
10. Sunday Sun
11. Little One
12. Side Of The Road

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"Maybe "Sea Change" connected with me at the perfect time or not, but this is one of the best albums about loss, helplessness, and trying to move on, but being not truly able to move forward yet. Over years of weekly listening, I've found that once you move past Beck's own story about the creation of this album, it has many pieces that are applicable to thew struggle of Depression day in and day out. Musically, this record is top notch: Nigel Godrich's production really brought out some great ideas from Beck, his father, and the band. From the Shepard Scale in "Lonesome Tears" and intricate guitar weave on "Already Dead" to the lush swell on "Little One", this is an album that demands repeated listening to understand the scope of thought that went into each piece and how they fit into the overall scheme of the album. The synth textures and space noises on "Golden Age" can sound like a car accelerating off into the night and the deadpan vocals are forlorn and depleted just like the narrator would be in that situation. There's an aching honesty that permeates the record until you feel swallowed up into the dark atmosphere. Maybe that is why I think "Little One" is so effectively placed. No matter the listener, start with "Golden Age", it's Beck's greatest song."
- jbray (Rating: 100/100)
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"Other artists could learn from Beck. He lays himself out for this album. Bares all. This is so very sad, and not in the cliched ways attempted by other artists. You feel and understand his pain without taking ownership of it - it's his. Beck is remarkable."
- junodog4 (Rating: 85/100)
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Album of the day (#7356): Sea Change by Beck