2017-10-13
Colors
Beck
By Maeve C.
Greg Kurstin’s Los Angeles studio became the workshop for Colors, with Beck and Kurstin playing nearly every instrument across sessions that stretched from 2013 to 2017. The pair produced most of the album together, while Beck made “Wow” with Cole M.G.N. and produced “Fix Me” on his own.
“Dreams” and “Wow” had appeared as singles well before the album was announced, and “Dear Life” arrived as an instant download for anyone who pre-ordered. Colors reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and won Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
Sources
Label press release (24 August 2017): Colors out October 13 on Capitol; producers Kurstin and Beck, “Wow” with Cole M.G.N., “Fix Me” by Beck; “Dear Life” instant grat; earlier singles “Dreams” and “Wow”.Corroborates release 13 October 2017; recorded 2013 to 2017 at Kurstin’s LA studio with the pair playing nearly every instrument; Billboard 200 No. 3; two Grammys.