“Seventh Heaven,” a combination of clever lyrics and a radio-hit beat would be fitting on any current mainstream pop-artist’s album.
The sound is somewhat reminiscent of that of The Kooks’ lesser known Listen, an album full of uplifting pop-rock simplicity. Adding to the element of time in the song, the pace of the tick-tock drums subtly quickens in the chorus.
The chorus promises “No distraction / Can I, can I be with you?” but the quick beat of the song implies a certain fleetingness. “No Distraction” details the confusion in a relationship plagued by commitment issues. Piano-driven “Dear Life” questions “How long must I wait / Before the thrill is gone,” while the untroubled lullaby “Fix Me” presents a paradoxical response to Coldplay’s “Fix You.” While Coldplay’s tragic hit optimistically claims “Lights will guide you home,” Beck’s similarly-titled “Fix Me” retorts “The dark skies follow / And you don’t know where you’ve gone.” Despite a seemingly dark message throughout, Beck ends the song with the words “I’m set free,” once again solidifying the artist’s choice of happiness on this album. “Wow,” another single from the album, employs a trap beat to accompany hilariously nonsensical lyrics like “Wanna move into a fool’s gold room / With my pulse on the animal jewels.” “Up All Night,” yet another single, continues the carefree party attitude of “Wow” and “Dreams.” Beck effortlessly fuses a busy pop beat chorus and a classical violin in the love-drunk anthem.Įven the slower, more mellow tracks “Dear Life” and “Fix Me” stay in line with the airy vibe of the album. The album features both the single and “Colors Mix” versions of the song, the former being the explicit version that commands “Ah, stop f-king with my dreams, dreams, yeah.” The artist combines various acoustic and electric guitar riffs with techno piano and booming drums to deliver the “light-year from reality” dream of a song. īeck first teased the new project in 2015 with the release of the unapologetically happy-go-lucky “Dreams,” a single from the album. Having worked on projects ranging from a traditional cover of Elvis’s iconic “Can’t Help Falling in Love” to a feature on DJ-of-the-moment Flume’s explosive “Tiny Cities” in the years following his folk infused Morning Phase album, Beck pulls elements from all genres to conjure up a colorful and original pop masterpiece in Colors. A far cry from the sound of his guitar-driven 1994 smash hit “Loser,” Beck presents a set of uplifting club-worthy beats and unconventionally clever lyrics in his newly released album, Colors.