Black Traffic
| Black Traffic | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 September 2012 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:50[1] | |||
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| Producer | Chris Sheldon, Skunk Anansie | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 55/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| musicOMH | [4] |
| NME | [5] |
Black Traffic is a fifth studio album by English alternative rock band Skunk Anansie. It was released on 17 September 2012 through 100% Records, earMUSIC and Carosello Records. The first single from the album is "I Believed in You" which is about people being disappointed in their politicians.[6]
In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[7] which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Skunk Anansie.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Will Break You" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Sad Sad Sad" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Spit You Out" (featuring Shaka Ponk) | 3:30 |
| 4. | "I Hope You Get to Meet Your Hero" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "I Believed in You" | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Satisfied?" | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Our Summer Kills the Sun" | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Drowning" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "This Is Not a Game" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Sticky Fingers in Your Honey" | 2:33 |
| 11. | "Diving Down" | 3:48 |
Personnel
[edit]- Skunk Anansie
- Skin - vocals; keyboards on "Spit You Out" and "This is Not a Game"
- Martin "Ace" Kent - guitar
- Richard "Cass" Lewis - bass; keyboards on "Spit You Out", "This is Not a Game" and "Drowning"
- Mark Richardson - drums
with:
- François "Frah" Charon, Samaha Achoun - additional voices and guitar on "Spit You Out"
- Erika Footman - backing vocals on "Our Summer Kills the Sun"
- Anthony Leung - keyboards, programming
- Isaac Aryee - keyboards on "Drowning"
- Wil Malone - string arrangements and conductor on "I Hope You Get to Meet Your Hero" and "Drowning"
References
[edit]- ^ "Black Traffic". Amazon Germany.
- ^ Black Traffic at Metacritic
- ^ Black Traffic at AllMusic
- ^ Young, Martyn. "Skunk Anansie - Black Traffic". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Cashmore, Pete (14 September 2012). "Skunk Anansie - 'Black Traffic'". NME. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Brit Rockers Skunk Anansie Back on the Road".
- ^ "13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before | Impala". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Skunk Anansie - Black Traffic". Discogs.
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