On beck s th studio album, colors, the indierock alchemist has shrugged off the insular despondency of morning phase, the 2014 grammy winner for album of the year, in favor of an upbeat collection of hookfilled jams intended to keep the festivities going long into the night colors is an album that is unabashedly retro simply because of its buoyant, relentless optimism in the face of. It really hit me in summer 2018 and was in constant rotation for quite a while. Playing for tip money in an old friends bar, an unexpected relationship begins to take shape. Join songkick to track beck and get concert alerts when they play near you. His playlist leaned heavily on the albums colors, guero, and odelay. Although her mother, a former nun, is not exactly enamored of her lifestyle, shes trying to be supportive. There was a heat wave for three months straight, and then today the. Beck, one of rocks bestpreserved 40somethings, looks a little rundown today the weather isnt helping. Peter haber returns as martin beck on new years day for the first of four brand new beck films, which will premiere on c more throughout spring 2018 as the new films begin, beck is still adjusting to the idea of a quiet retirement. Becks highly anticipated th studio album colors has officially arrived.
Beck talks the lightness of colors, hails kendrick. This isnt to say colors doesnt serve up hooks or melodies. The longawaited follow up to the grammy winning artists hit morning phase has been hinted at since 2015, and the release has chronically been moved forwards ever since. Beck teases the release of a new album in 2017 axs. Certainly, colors is busy, bustling with shifting textures and rhythms elements that are pushed to the forefront, with becks voice being another piece in the tapestry. The long, long runway toward colorswhose original release date was scheduled a full year agohas pointed in a couple different directions, though both of them more toward the party beck. Four new beck films in the pipeline posted by paul hirons on january 17, 2017 even though the last episode we saw the last day pointed to martin becks retirement, rumours began to circulate that that episode wouldnt mean the end of the titular swedish copper. Colors is a varied and blissful pop album that finds joy in our times, and beck expectedly makes it interesting and vibrant to experience. He reunited with greg kurstin, who played in his live band before becoming a. The single lets go moon some cars quickly became a success and made beck one of the newest emerging talents at that moment. Beck shares colors video directed by edgar wright and. The album was recorded between 20 and 2017, with beck producing alongside greg kurstin. Hear the hot songs of the year and all important new cd releases of 2020 in one place. Colors is becks most plainly listenable record in years, and it doesnt sound like a pallid rehash of any other beck album, which is a plus.
Edgar wright directs becks new music video starring alison brie. Beck has released his first album since 2014s grammy awardwinning morning phase. In addition to two texas dates in march, beck announced today that he. Info limited edition deluxe vinyl pressed on 2x red 45 rpm 180g lps.
Discover and listen to new music releases and 2020s best new album releases this week and every week here. The albums earliest single, dreams, was released in june 2015, while three more singles wow, dear life in italy and up all night in the us were released between june 2016. He will not be in the same position he was before that is to say leading a police squad. It features the previously released tracks dear life, no. Many of our greatest film directors have also lent their talents to the realm of music videos, with the likes of david fincher, martin scorsese, and. Colors actually marks a reunion for kurstin and beck, as the former was a keyboardist in the latters band on 2002s sea change tour. Beck looked to hollywood for help with his latest visual. Beck and his producer, greg kurstin adele, sia, played all the instruments on the album themselves, fitting in sessions while.
Can we not make music videos exclusive to streaming services please. The video for colors the title track from becks latest album is a suitably dazzling display of. Find album credit information for colors beck on allmusic. Beck has released a striking new video for colors, the title song from his recent album, filling the clip with brightly dressed dancers.
Acclaimed performer beck has formally announced the upcoming release of a new studio album. However, in a recent interview beck finally hinted that the album would be coming. Its the lemonade stand on the too hot day and the ice melts reducing the potency of the product. Becks longawaited followup to the grammywinning morning phase is finally coming out in october. Centerpiece film selection 2017 frameline film festival. Ahead of his madison square garden performance, beck stops by the late show to perform the title song from his album colors. Becks begins to discover her musical voice as she performs deeply personal songs about her ex and the loss of their relationship. Watch the title track off his latest record gets a fittingly vibrant visual. Driven by an original score, the films musical numbers bring a. Shiny, the network connecting the industry to new, diverse directors, is moving its focus online. Beck argues that happy songs, like many of those on colors, are the hardest to write. After his biggest movie hit yet with baby driver the film that was inspired by his late 90s video for. Entitled colors, the new effort is set for an october release.
The new record is becks first fulllength release since 2014s morning phase, which earned him three grammy awards including the most coveted, album of the year fans were first introduced to the music from colors when its first single dreams was released in june 2015. With bert tischendorf, jolina uhrig, andreja schneider, louis christiansen. The new album colors available on on a double lp deluxe vinyl. Colors is the thirteenth overall studio album by american musician beck, released on october. Beck came on the alternative scene with the release of the album banjo story released on november 30, 1987. The multiinstrumentalist discussed the forthcoming lp, colors in. Updating bright 60s rock on his new album, beck moves away from sumptuous folk toward a retro sound while approaching the music with his customary level of invention. The rumor mill is churning away with who might drop an album in 2017, and one such rumor has just been seemingly confirmed.
Published on jul 19, 2018 ahead of his madison square garden performance, beck stops by the late show to perform the title song from his album colors. Its funny because ive seen people online saying, wow how long did you rehearse for that video. The production and song writing on this album is excellent and proves that beck is truly one of the most gifted musicians of the past two decades. The film calms down and finds its rhythm when becks arrives in st.
Colors, which will come out on october, is the followup to becks somber 2014 morning phase, which was the surprise winner of the grammy for album of the year. The album is cheerier and more experimental than becks last lp, something attributed to his happiness with his wife, marissa ribisi. Watch edgar wrights music video for becks colors screencrush. He has decided to make something optimistic in the midst of so much unrest, and it succeeds in bringing a celebratory presence to a world that need it. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. With lena hall, mena suvari, christine lahti, dan fogler. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Watch becks new video for colors featuring alison brie. Beck colors live at biggest weekend belfast 2018 youtube. His post followed an accidental leak of the title and release date by an online retailers private pre order page. The full video for colors is streaming on apple music, but a clip can be found on youtube.
Colors is extreme, featuring some of the best and worst songs that beck has ever written. His post followed an accidental leak of the title and release date by an online retailers private preorder page. New releases now sign up to find top new songs of 2020 and videos from the best new 2020 albums. In fact, there is nothing moderate about it at all. After breaking up with her girlfriend, a brooklyn musician moves back in with her mother. Colors is an upbeat record that shows the ability of beck to change musical styles so easily between albums. Ostensibly, becks th album, colors, is a left turnhis most overtly pop record.
Colors video 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. But with cool selfassurance beck and his sixpiece backing band launched into loser and the audience focus was completely reset. After some delays, becks new album colors is finally available in full. Afterwards, beck published the most beloved album guero which contains some of the most beloved music from the beck collection.
The release follows his grammy awardwinning album morning phase in 2015, plus singles wow, dreams, up all night. Beck hansen, greg kurstin 2018 fonograf records, under exclusive license to umg recordings, inc. Edgar wright directs becks colors music video, and its an eyepopping. Its the beck record no one listening to odelay in 96 would ever have believed existed. Beck shares colors video directed by edgar wright and starring alison brie. Edgar wright explains how alison brie saved the video for becks.