Still mulling over the new Beck album. It's solid throughout, though we don't hear a funky grand slam along the lines of "Devil's Haircut" or "Mixed Bizness." Curiously, The Information was hyped as a "hip-hop album." (It's not.) But Beck's embracing of his pre-Dust Bros instincts is welcome, especially the broken acoustic riff and trashcan percussion of "Nauseau." That said, ...