Black Traffic
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| Black Traffic | ||||
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| 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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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.[2]
In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[3] which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 55/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| Louder Sound | [7] |
| MusicOMH | [8] |
| NME | [9] |
| PopMatters | 4/10[10] |
Black Traffic was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 55, based on 6 reviews.[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Skunk Anansie.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
