New Beck Song "Chemtrails" Hits the Web

Beck's "Chemtrails," the first song from his upcoming Danger Mouse-produced Modern Guilt, is now streaming on the singer's official website. As Rolling Stone reported last week, the album channels British rock of the 1960s, and the psychedelic "Chemtrails" fits that mold. Beck seems to be channeling Jefferson Airplane/Moby Grape mastermind Skip Spence — an artist Beck previously covered — on the track, which may or may not be the first single. Modern Guilt still doesn't have an official release date, but sources say June is a safe bet.

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Song Stories

“The Pretender”

Foo Fighters | 2007

This song wasn't part of the planned track listing for 2007's Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, and was put together in a day. "It happened after we recorded a lot of stuff," said Dave Grohl. Yet it ended up as the album opener and the lead single. Grohl called it "a stomping Foo Fighters uptempo song with a little bit of Chuck Berry in it." The singer hinted at the lyrics' political overtones: "Everyone's been f---ed over before and I think a lot of people feel f---ed over right now and they're not getting what they were promised."

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