Bleep

It takes a humble sort to downplay an entire legacy of forward-facing, ahead-of-its-time music, and Robert Wyatt shows he has no business being so self-deprecating with His Greatest Misses. Gathered from his decades-long forays venturing well beyond sonic strangeness, the tracks of this 2004 compilation release showcase Wyatt’s ever-evolving fascination with off-kilter, avant-pop keyboard melodies — be they droning on his organ or warbling across an electronic synth — as well as his storied history of unmatched cover versions, including numbers by Chic, Elvis Costello and Neil Diamond, delivered in his unique, waif-like vocal.