BEST NEW TRACKS: BECK - DREAMS

Just in time for your summer pool parties comes Beck and his groovy new single, “Dreams.” He goes in an entirely different direction from last year’s Grammy award-winning album, Morning Phase, which isn’t surprising as he tends to shift styles between albums regularly which keeps things fresh and unexpected.

BECK - DREAMS

So when I first heard “Dreams,” I thought it was a nice way to snap everyone out of stripped-down folky-Beck mode (which I love) and get thrown back into funky-Beck mode (think “E-Pro” from 2005’s Guero). It’s a straight forward pop song that’s packed with funky electric guitars, pounding drums, and uplifting electronic elements that work perfectly with his energetic vocal style and melody. Things get extra groovy about 1 minute in where you’re hit with the dreamy acoustic guitar and “ooh”-filled pre-chorus that eventually makes way for tambourines and synths that are bit reminiscent of MGMT’s 2007 hit single, “Electric Feel.” It’s catchy, fun, and perfect for your summer time dance parties.

His upcoming album doesn’t have a title or release date at the moment, but if “Dreams” is a hint at what’s to come, I think it’s safe to say that it will be one hell of a fun album. Yeah, Morning Phase was an amazing album, but he’s gotta have some fun too.

I’ll leave you with the lyrics to “Dreamers” so you can sing along or scribble it in your notebook like you’re 12 years old again. Either way, here ya go!:

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, ah, oh

Come on out of your dreams
And wake up from your reverie
Time is here, don't go to sleep
Streets are running on the brink
They say that we've got nothing
But a dollar for a life of sin
Cause there's trouble on the way
Oh, there's trouble on the way
Oh, get a dog and pony for a judgment day

Here we are
Running circles, around around around around
When nothing's right, just close your eyes
Close your eyes and you're gone

Dreams (dreams, dreams)
D-d-d-dreams (oh oh oh)
She's makin' me high, she's makin' me high
Dreams (dreams, dreams)
D-d-d-dreams (oh oh oh)
She's makin' me high, I wanna get me free
Nothing gonna get me in my world

Now can these broken wings free me
About a light-year from reality
If you want to fall in a dream
You could put the weight right onto me

Here we are
Running circles, around around around around
When nothing's right, just close your eyes
Close your eyes and you're gone

Dreams (dreams, dreams)
D-d-d-dreams (oh oh oh)
She's makin' me high, she's makin' me high
Dreams (dreams, dreams)
D-d-d-dreams (oh oh oh)
She's makin' me high, I wanna get me free
Nothing gonna get me in my world
Nothing gonna get me in my world

Ahh, stop fucking with my dreams, dreams, yeah
Ahh, stop fucking with my dreams, dreams, yeah
Ahh

Here we are
Running circles, around around around around
When nothing's right, just close your eyes
Close your eyes and you're gone

Dreams (dreams, dreams)
D-d-d-dreams (oh oh oh)
She's makin' me high, she's makin' me high
Dreams (dreams, dreams)
D-d-d-dreams (oh oh oh)
All day and all night, I wanna get me free
Nothing gonna get me in my world

I wanna get me free
Nothing gonna get me in my world
Nothing gonna get me in my world

About Erin Crider

Erin Crider eats, breathes, and sleeps pop culture. If you have a question about a one-hit wonder from the ‘90s or need help remembering lines from a SNL skit, she’s your girl. When she isn’t lurking the internet, she's either going to a show or hanging out at Disneyland. Erin lives in Southern California and has a B.A. in Creative Writing from Cal State Long Beach.