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9.0
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9.0 |
Gig Soup
He may not have two turn tables and a microphone but he’s certainly not lost the edge
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8.7
100235
8.7 |
Paste Magazine
Once again cements Beck as a clever, ever-dynamic and enduring artist
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8.0
100223
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Clichés are clichés for a reason. And in the right hands, the everyday can feel utterly fresh and essential all over again. Which is exactly what happens here
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8.0
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DIY
An absolute treat from beginning to end
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8.0
100130
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NME
‘Colors’ is by far Beck’s most upbeat and enjoyable record from front to back since the ’90s
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8.0
100134
8.0 |
Q
It’s a blast of sunshine to keep us going through the winter. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
Quirky collection that serves as a timely reminder of just how versatile an artist Beck really is
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7.6
100228
7.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
A varied and blissful pop album that finds joy in our times, and Beck expectedly makes it interesting and vibrant to experience
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7.5
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7.5 |
Under The Radar
If you've missed Beck the musical collage artist, Colors is the one that should bring you back
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7.5
100127
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Colors is solid—Beck doesn’t make bad records, whatever mode he’s in—and it flirts with greatness, but he’s at his best when he decides to either get loose or get serious, less so when he drives straight down the center
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
It's a record that's designed to be nothing but a good time, and that indeed is all that it is
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7.0
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7.0 |
Exclaim
A breezy, tightly composed party-starter of a record that doesn't demand much of the listener, but gives back generously
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7.0
100249
7.0 |
PopMatters
Not perfect, but it is a joyful, engaging listen, a perfect first step in the “I no longer have anything to prove” phase of Beck’s illustrious career
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6.7
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6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Beck’s most plainly listenable record in years
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6.3
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6.3 |
Pitchfork
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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6.0
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6.0 |
The 405
It does sound like the artist has done maybe too much research before launching into a record that will no doubt win the favour of a more mainstream audience
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6.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
A musical invitation to a soiree that ultimately lacks both substance and staying power
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
A loose-limbed hymn to hedonistic pop
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6.0
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6.0 |
Clash
It’s hard to ever imagine ‘Colors’ ever being in anyone’s top five favourite Beck albums
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6.0
100128
6.0 |
The Guardian
After the wave of melancholy that engulfed 2014’s Grammy award-winning Morning Phase – created after a traumatic spinal injury – he has returned robust and emboldened
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6.0
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The Arts Desk
Ultimately there's just too much going on to create a simple, happy mood
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6.0
100131
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American Songwriter
How seriously you take it doesn’t diminish the music’s goofy appeal or Beck’s perhaps tongue-in-cheek feel good approach
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Music
Colors' unfortunately falls short of expectation
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6.0
100135
6.0 |
Mojo
A messy vibrant record. Print edition only
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5.0
100137
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Drowned In Sound
A bizarre experience for any previous fan of Beck, whose enjoyment of this record will be determined whether they can get over this jarringly "mainstream" record
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5.0
100143
5.0 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Colors is like diet Beck
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5.0
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5.0 |
Slant Magazine
In giving no concrete shape to genuine obstacles that he feels he’s had to overcome, Beck fails to give his euphoric, outsized sense of liberation much emotional heft
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5.0
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Earbuddy
The album’s songs sound like everything you’ve heard on the radio in the past three years
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4.0
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4.0 |
musicOMH
Songs that sound like parodies, but aren’t
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4.0
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4.0 |
The FT
A disappointingly synthetic swerve into brightness
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3.0
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3.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Holds status as the most truly perplexing move from the artist to date. Unfortunately, the result of that move is borderline unlistenable
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3.0
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3.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Sometimes, even the most fascinating weirdos get to a point of boredom
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