Black Rainbows
Studio album by
Released26 September 2011
GenreIndie rock
Length39:27
LabelB A Songs
ProducerBrett Anderson, Leo Abrahams
Brett Anderson chronology
Slow Attack
(2009)
Black Rainbows
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.1/10[1]
Metacritic64/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Clash5/10 link
Filter82% link
The Independent link
musicOMH link
NME7/10 link
Pitchfork5.8/10 link
PopMatterslink
The Press link
Record Collector link

Black Rainbows is the fourth solo album by the English singer-songwriter Brett Anderson, released on 26 September 2011.[3] This is Anderson's first solo album following Suede's reformation in 2010.

Anderson stated that Black Rainbows will be "restless, noisy and dynamic" and described it as a return to the rock band format.[3][4]

Critically, the album was a major improvement over previous records as it garnered generally favourable reviews from critics, scoring 64 based on 13 critics at aggregator website Metacritic.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Brett Anderson, Leo Abrahams, Leopold Ross and Seb Rochford except where noted.

Black Rainbows track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unsung" 4:11
2."Brittle Heart" 4:08
3."Crash About to Happen" 3:37
4."I Count the Times" 3:48
5."The Exiles" 3:49
6."This Must Be Where It Ends"Anderson, Ross, Abrahams3:57
7."Actors" 3:36
8."In the House of Numbers" 4:10
9."Thin Men Dancing" 3:15
10."Possession" 4:54

References

  1. "Brett Anderson - Black Rainbows". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Metacritic - Black Rainbows". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Suede's Brett Anderson Announces New Album and Live Dates". NME. 19 May 2011.
  4. "Brett Anderson Reveals Details of New Album Black Rainbows" Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. artrocker. 15 July 2011.
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