Black Traffic
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| Released | 17 September 2012 | |||
| Genres | Alternative rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:50[1] | |||
| Labels | ||||
| Producers | Chris Sheldon, Skunk Anansie | |||
| Skunk Anansie chronology | ||||
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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.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 55/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Louder Sound | [6] |
| MusicOMH | [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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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"
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 30 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 55 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 32 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[16] | 72 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 33 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] | 2 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[19] | 42 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 7 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[21] | 42 |
| UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[22] | 67 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[23] | 9 |
References
- ↑ "Black Traffic". Amazon Germany.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ O'Brien, Jon. Black Traffic at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ Martin, Gavin (15 August 2012). "Louder Sound Review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ Young, Martyn. "Skunk Anansie - Black Traffic". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ Young, Martyn (17 September 2012). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ Cashmore, Pete (14 September 2012). "Skunk Anansie - 'Black Traffic'". NME. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ Chiola, Enio (23 October 2012). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Skunk Anansie - Black Traffic". Discogs.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 23/9/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Skunk Anansie – Black Traffic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 23/9/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 23/9/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 23/9/2012 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2025.