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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Oct 4, 2011
    80
    The result is a strong, confident record that's his best solo effort to date.
  2. Feb 17, 2012
    74
    The result is his best and most kinetic solo album yet.
  3. Oct 4, 2011
    70
    Whilst it's obviously no Dog Man Star, Brett Anderson's tenth round rings the bell for a local hero with spirit reborn, heart aflame, trash talkin' and eyeing the prize once more.
  4. Sep 29, 2011
    70
    While a good half of the album demonstrates a genuine songwriting nous, other elements hint at a mere rehashing of old Suede ideas. More's the pity, as the opening three tracks alone are worth the price of admission.
  5. Black Rainbows isn't all-out kick-ass noise but, by turns, spindly and fuzzy, smooth and angular.
  6. 70
    The record boasts maybe his finest solo single to date in 'Brittle Heart', plus a clutch of mid-tempo rockers that scrub up nicely--even if the seedy Soho glam of yore is replaced by a leadenly earnest tone.

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