Black Rainbows (Brett Anderson album)
| Black Rainbows | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 26 September 2011 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 39:27 | |||
| Label | B A Songs | |||
| Producer | Brett Anderson, Leo Abrahams | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.1/10 |
| Metacritic | 64/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | link |
| Clash | 5/10 link |
| Filter | 82% link |
| The Independent | link |
| musicOMH | link |
| NME | 7/10 link |
| Pitchfork | 5.8/10 link |
| PopMatters | link |
| 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. 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.
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.