Review: "Pretty Colours" - PEPTALK x Huck Hastings

Ashley Adams
Aug 18
2 min read

PEPTALK x Huck Hastings Pretty Colours Cover Art

“Pretty Colours” is the title and opening track of PEPTALK’s new EP. Each track on the project features a different artist, with this one having Huck Hastings. The lyrics detail the intense feelings of pretending that things are okay, when in reality, they are not. When you are going through a hard time or are dealing with difficult circumstances, it may feel easy to act as though that isn’t happening to avoid sadness or disappointment. This is what PEPTALK and Hastings sing about in “Pretty Colours”. The title of the song could be a reference to the metaphor “rose-colored glasses”, which means that you’re looking at things in a way that is inaccurate to how they are actually represented.

Like the title suggests, it’s as if this song begins with darker, melancholy colors before bursting into more bright, vibrant hues with its production. The verses are wrapped in scarves and denim jackets as they walk down a path aligned with fallen brown and yellow leaves, featuring only an acoustic guitar. Then, the cool air and breeze fly away, and warmer weather comes in, the sun comes out from behind the clouds, and the sky turns bright blue during the chorus. An upbeat production of a faster tempo with magical pop synths fill your ears and struts down a busy New York street holding a big collection of shopping bags in both hands. This song is very musically diverse and creatively made.

PEPTALK is a music group consisting of three artists: Jay-Lee Kwan, Lara Frew, and Phoebe Sinclair, from and based in Australia. They have been releasing music since 2022 with their debut single “White Sneakers”, but they also make music for the other artists as well. Huck Hastings is a music artist based in Sydney, Australia. He began his music career with the release of Huckleberry Blues in May 2017. In March 2021, he released the album Cheers to Progress. In 2020, he founded the band Hacky Sack, which he is a member of. PEPTALK and Huck Hastings are all incredibly talented musicians, singers, and songwriters.