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}} ''Morning Phase'' is the ninth official studio album and twelfth overall by American recording artist Beck. The album was released in February 2014 through his new label, Capitol Records. According to a press release, ''Morning Phase'' is a "companion piece" to Beck's 2002 album ''Sea Change''. Several of the musicians who recorded parts for ''Sea Change'' returned to record for ''Morning Phase''. Upon release the album received critical acclaim and was nominated for five awards at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, winning three: Album of the Year, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and Best Rock Album. Along with winning the award, Chris Martin collaborated with Beck to sing "Heart Is a Drum" at the Grammys. The roots of the album are similar to ''Sea Change'', as well as 1993's ''Golden Feelings'' and 1994's ''One Foot in the Grave''. Most of the critics noted of the change in sound, and genre being the same as ''Sea Change''. ==Background== Beck's previous album, ''Modern Guilt'', was released in 2008, and was the final album released under his Interscope Records contract. In the interim between album releases, Beck worked on a wide variety of projects, including new studio material, most of which went unreleased for several years.〔 In October 2012, bassist and frequent collaborator Justin Meldal-Johnsen commented: "I would estimate that there are currently about three or four albums’ worth of material floating around," and Beck himself said that "I wasn't sure if I was going to put out a record – or if I ''should'' put out a record. It felt like I was standing still, while everything else was in such flux."〔 In 2012 and 2013, Beck began to perform live with more regularity than in the years immediately following the ''Modern Guilt'' tour. This period also saw new original material. The "I Just Started Hating Some People Today/Blue Randy" single was released in 2012, and he self-released the "Defriended," "I Won't Be Long," and "Gimme" singles in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Beck Discography at Discogs )〕 All three of these songs were standalone releases as 12-inch singles on his own FONOGRAF label.〔 "I Won't Be Long" and "Gimme" were allegedly from an unfinished project from 2009, described as being similar to ''Odelay''.〔 According to Beck, the remaining songs from this project may see a similar release method.〔 In June 2013, Beck announced the expected release of two new albums for 2014, with one of the two being an "acoustic" album. The press release for the "acoustic" album (along with the news of his contract with Capitol Records) arrived in October 2013, announcing the title as ''Morning Phase'' and giving a February, 2014 release window. The other still-unfinished album would be planned for a later release. In comparing the production of ''Morning Phase'' with his previous album, Beck stated that prior to recording ''Modern Guilt'' in 2008, he had suffered a serious spinal injury, and that the recording process for ''Modern Guilt'' was like "doing it with both hands tied behind your back. It hurt to sing. I'm whispering through half of those vocals."〔 On the other hand, Beck said that ''Morning Phase'' was a much more satisfying experience: "Some of the songs on the new record – I get to shout and yell. I'm like, 'Thank you!' I had a lot of ideas and things I'd been wanting to do. This last year and a half, I feel like I can really do them."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Morning Phase」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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