Black Rainbows (Brett Anderson album)

Black Rainbows
Studio album by Brett Anderson
Released	26 September 2011
Genre	Indie rock
Length	39:27
Label	B A Songs
Producer	Brett Anderson, Leo Abrahams
Brett Anderson chronology
Slow Attack (2009) Black Rainbows (2011)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.1/10[1]
Metacritic	64/100[2]
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.[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.	Title	Writer(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, Abrahams	3:57
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. "Metacritic - Black Rainbows". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
3. "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.