Robust songwriting unites Beck's madcap cross-genre adventures, which have kept fans eagerly guessing since the early '90s. The ramshackle folk of “Pay No Mind” endures just as well as the winking Prince falsetto of “Peaches & Cream”, and despite making his name with cryptic word association and junkyard collages, Beck mastered deeply heartfelt balladry on albums like Morning Phase and Sea Change.