In the video for Willis Earl Beal’s "Monotony," someone stands on a street corner in a ski mask and goggles offering newspapers to passersby, most of whom are too wrapped up in the hustle and bustle of city life to pause for the persistent salesman. It strikes the same melancholy-but-hopeful notes as the endearingly simple track from Beal's recent debut, Acousmatic Sorcery.
