Black Rainbows
by Brett Anderson
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Q Magazine
    Nov 8, 2011
    60
    Black Rainbows is the right album at the right moment. With its rich, layered sound and its hugely enjoyable preening, it is unashamedly Suede-esque. [Nov. 2011, p. 127]
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  2. Mojo
    Oct 5, 2011
    60
    Black Rainbows is a pretty good dress rehearsal. [Oct 2011, p.97]
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  3. The Independent (UK)
    Sep 29, 2011
    60
    While imparting a palpable sense of immediacy to the performances, there are some tracks that could do with more work.
  5. Pitchfork
    Sep 29, 2011
    58
    While Black Rainbows may represent more of a flickering flame than a raging inferno, it at least yields some evidence that Anderson's once-fiery persona has not been completely extinguished.
  6. BBC Music
    Sep 29, 2011
    50
    The mid-section lets him down, slumping into the bad habits of his debut solo album.
  7. Clash Music
    Sep 29, 2011
    50
    Nearly twenty years on from Suede's debut and he sounds pretty much unchanged.
  8. Uncut
    Oct 3, 2011
    40
    Anderson's songs still find him leading a herd of misunderstood waifs but offer little to tempt the uninitiated. [Oct 2011, p.81]
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