Colors

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AlbumOct 13 / 201711 songs, 45m
Pop Rock Alternative Dance
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6.3 / 10

Beck’s 13th album is his most overtly pop record, one filled with sunshine and sadness, but feels connected to little more than a good idea.

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The defining question regarding any new Beck album is which Beck he’ll be. Will it be the sad, contemplative Beck of mopey masterpieces like Sea Change and the Grammy-winning Morning Phase? Or will the party-starter behind Odelay poke his head out, armed with nonsensical phrases and looped beats? The long, long runway…

4 / 10

Beck's most most mainstream-palatable record so far - 'Colours' is his most upbeat and enjoyable record from front to back since the '90s.

6 / 10

It’s a small act of defiance to make a party record while much of the world is frozen in fear over what the future holds.

8.7 / 10

Although it’s sustained templates make it a tad repetitious overall, it’s still a very pleasing, cohesive and imaginative…

Our take on the latest from the left-field genius.

An absolute treat from beginning to end.

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Time was ripe in 2017 for Beck to deliver a "fun" album, the kind of elastic, eclectic pop that was his calling card back in the '90s.

7 / 10

Beck has long been lauded as a shape-shifting musical chameleon, but even transcendent, genre-hopping geniuses hit a wall at some point — an...

7.5 / 10

If you think you've heard this album before, don't worry, you're not losing your mind.

6 / 10

Having released the autumnal beauty of 2014’s ‘Morning Phase’ in the chill of February, Beck opts to deploy his most unashamedly summery

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7 / 10

It's a testament to Beck's songwriting skills that after more than a dozen albums he can still write great material - new LP 'Color' is no exception.

Despite the incessant theme of freedom on Colors, Beck’s idiosyncrasies seem constrained.

7 / 10

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8.5 / 10

'Colors' by Beck: Our review sees Beck's 'Colors' as a beautifully pop-infused evolution of his slower previous work.

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Nearly every song finds Beck writing shallow and meaningless lyrics.

Album Reviews: Beck – Colors

3.8 / 5

Beck - Colors review: “Now I’m far from the world in your seventh heaven.”

The Californian experimental-rock genius goes pop. Review by Russ Coffey

8 / 10