A Flash Flood of Colour
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| Studio album by Enter Shikari | ||||
| Released | 9 January 2012 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 2011 at Karma Sound Studios, Bang Saray, Thailand; The Fortress, London, UK | |||
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| Length | 42:29 | |||
| Label | Ambush Reality | |||
| Producer | Dan Weller, Enter Shikari | |||
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Vinyl artwork
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| Singles from A Flash Flood of Colour | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (8/10) |
| AllMusic |   |
| Alternative Press |  |
| BBC Music | Favourable |
| CraveOnline |   |
| Drowned In Sound | (5/10) |
| The Fly | |
| Kerrang! | |
| NME | (8/10) |
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A Flash Flood of Colour is the third studio album by English rock band Enter Shikari, and was produced by Dan Weller. The album was recorded in May and June 2011 at Karma Sound Studios in Bang Saray, Thailand, and at the Fortress in London, United Kingdom. It was released internationally on 16 January 2012 by Ambush Reality, the band's record label in the United Kingdom, and Hopeless Records in North America.
Lyrically, the album deals with current affairs (primarily the Great Recession). It confronts flaws in government action to end the global recession, also touching on the political situation in Israel and climate change. A Flash Flood of Colour demonstrated Enter Shikari's continued fusion of electronic and rock music influences. The album's cover depicts an inverted social hierarchy.
A Flash Flood of Colour received generally positive reviews from music critics and an average Metacritic score of 75 out of 100. It debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart after a band-led campaign to get the album to number one, and appeared on several album-of-the-year lists. To promote the album, Enter Shikari made A Flash Flood of Colour World Tour.
Enter Shikari took a different lyrical direction with the release of their 2009 album Common Dreads, which focused on financial meltdown, economic collapse and widespread discontent. Journalists such as Ian Winwood credited the band's lyrical direction as a reaction to the evolution of politics since their 2007 debut album, Take to the Skies; there is now "ongoing Orwellian overseas conflicts, riots in England's major cities, endless austerity programmes the end date of which stretch years into the distance". The change in lyrics began with Reynolds' belief that music is an effective way of conveying political ideas.
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