Hyperspace (album)
2019 studio album by Beck / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hyperspace is the fourteenth studio album by American musician Beck. It was released through Fonograf Records & a licensing deal with Capitol Records on November 22, 2019.[3] It followed Beck's divorce from his wife Marissa Ribisi in February 2019.[4] The album is a collaborative project with high-profile producer Pharrell Williams, who is credited for production and features on several songs.[5] Recording for the album started in late 2018.[5]
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Released | November 22, 2019 | |||
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Music journalists describe the album as synth-pop and vaporwave aesthetic-inspired, though Beck draws from several genres.[6][7] The album art reflects this style, featuring Beck in front of a A60 Toyota Celica, with the album's title in blocky Japanese script.[8] Thematically, Hyperspace explores heartbreak, sincerity, solitude and Beck's relation to them.[9] Guest vocalists for the album include Chris Martin, Sky Ferreira, Pharrell Williams, Terrell Hines, Alex Lilly and Roger Joseph Manning Jr.[10]
Four singles were released prior to the release of the Hyperspace. Following its release Beck did a series of interviews, mainly focused on the album itself, Pharrell's contribution to the record, and Beck's creative process.[11][5][4] In August 2020 Beck released an accompanying visual album titled Hyperspace: A.I. Exploration in collaboration with NASA JPL, featuring artificial intelligence generated space imagery and two new songs.[12][13]
Hyperspace received generally positive reviews from critics, though some commented that the album is occasionally superficial and lacked the complexity of Beck's previous projects.[14][7] Hyperspace received two nominations at the 2021 Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Beck won the latter.[15]