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A Flash Flood of Colour
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Universal acclaim- based on 64 Ratings

  • Summary: The third album for the British band was produced by Dan Weller.
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Come and join the party leave anxieties behind When the weight of all the world is pushing down. Nah nah nah cut this tension mate it's too... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Alternative Press
    Jan 13, 2012
    90
    Enter Shikari prove that they have something substantial to say and a creative way of saying it.
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  2. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Jan 23, 2012
    85
    A Flash Flood of Colour is daring, thought provoking, and utterly unpredictable, making it the first bold record of 2012 and Enter Shikari's defining moment.
  3. The Fly (UK)
    Feb 10, 2012
    80
    Disenchantment should always be this spellbinding.
  4. BBC Music
    Jan 12, 2012
    70
    The group's melding together of dance music, metal riffs, punk energy and vocals that sound English rather than Californian make A Flash Flood of Colour not only a compelling effort, but an appropriately named one to boot.
  5. The Quietus
    Jan 17, 2012
    70
    In practice and the long term of most, they're hysterically fun, but perhaps easier to admire in the abstract than really adore, unless you're a 17-year-old girl or bored at a festival.
  6. AllMusic
    Feb 17, 2012
    60
    For the most part, A Flash Flood of Colour revels in a unique, organized chaos, and while it's a demanding and often exhausting listen, it's a call to arms which the flagging U.K. guitar band scene could do with more of.
  7. Drowned In Sound
    Jan 12, 2012
    50
    A sterile, witless turn here.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. readered
    Jan 19, 2012
    10
    This is there best album to date. I first got into Enter Shikari before Take to the Skies was released, when their demos were floating around.This is there best album to date. I first got into Enter Shikari before Take to the Skies was released, when their demos were floating around. 'Take to the Skies' reproduced all of their songs and they were, in my opinion, worse because of it. Common Dreads was an average album with a couple of stand out tracks. A flash flood of colour however is a different kettle of fish. Very easy to listen to from begininning to end, some of the tracks are quite simply stunning. Definitely buy it...now… Expand
  2. GetStokedOnIt
    Jan 27, 2012
    10
    An easily accessible album with some catchy tunes that keeps the experimental nature of the band in tact while not attempting to pleaseAn easily accessible album with some catchy tunes that keeps the experimental nature of the band in tact while not attempting to please everyone. It's damn near perfect… Collapse
  4. badly
    Mar 28, 2012
    10
    Every song is amazing, a lot of bass, electronics and metal finally together! Very lyrical and meaningful album. Sound is as fat as never.Every song is amazing, a lot of bass, electronics and metal finally together! Very lyrical and meaningful album. Sound is as fat as never. Highly recommended!… Expand
  5. BFredericksen
    Feb 15, 2012
    9
    Enter Shikari is constantly adjusting there style of music. In Common Dreads, many fans were slightly disappointed by there change in sound,Enter Shikari is constantly adjusting there style of music. In Common Dreads, many fans were slightly disappointed by there change in sound, however I thought it was awesome and I liked that they kept thing fresh. This time around they've taken it to a whole different level. They've successfully combined what was both great about their first, very heavy, album and there second, unique and more electronic, album and brought it to the table, but they've also added dub step that is melodic and rhythmic and fits in well instead of overtly blatant and all over the place with no melody whatsoever. There is not a weak song on this album, but there is not a stand out song either, which makes every song itself more important and unique. A 9.5/10 and definitely there best work so far.… Expand
  6. the-airbud
    May 28, 2020
    9
    Probably a 10 if you include Destabilise and Quelle Surprise from the deluxe edition. This album has aged incredibly well. I don't think theProbably a 10 if you include Destabilise and Quelle Surprise from the deluxe edition. This album has aged incredibly well. I don't think the fusion of genres was appreciated enough when this came out. Songs like Sssnakepit and Warm Smiles show off the melodic skills they developed in their later albums, and songs like Gandhi and Arguing with Thermometers have a nice aggressive edge like their older music. If you go back and listen to their music chronologically, you can tell that A Flash Flood of Colour was their peak in terms of creativity.… Expand
  7. BrainAndS0ul
    Aug 8, 2017
    8
    While still being my least-liked Enter Shikari album out of them all, A Flash Flood Of Colour still manages to hype me time after time withWhile still being my least-liked Enter Shikari album out of them all, A Flash Flood Of Colour still manages to hype me time after time with beautifully crafted electronic breakdowns, deep (though sometimes questionable) lyrics and overall drive of these guys. Every listen is like going to the Sssnakepit.… Expand
  8. LewisDanny
    Apr 3, 2017
    1
    Cringe-worthy left-wing politicking over dull techno-dance-core drivel that, while once borderline intersting, is quickly getting old. ThisCringe-worthy left-wing politicking over dull techno-dance-core drivel that, while once borderline intersting, is quickly getting old. This shouldn't have even made it off campus.… Expand

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