Colour of the Trap

Colour of the Trap
Studio album by Miles Kane
Released 6 May 2011 (2011-05-06)
Recorded 2010–2011
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock
Length 38:57
Label Columbia
Producer Dan Carey, Dan the Automator, Craig Silvey, Gruff Rhys
Singles from Colour of the Trap
  1. "Inhaler"
    Released: 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19)
  2. "Come Closer"
    Released: 18 February 2011 (2011-02-18)
  3. "Rearrange"
    Released: 25 March 2011 (2011-03-25)

Colour of the Trap is the debut solo album by English musician Miles Kane, released on 6 May 2011.[1] The album peaked to number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.

Clémence Poésy is featured on the track "Happenstance".

Contents

Singles

Three singles were released from the album. "Inhaler" was the first singled to be released, peaking at number 171 on the UK Singles Chart. "Come Closer" was the second single to be released from the album, reaching 85 on the UK Singles Chart. "Rearrange", the album's third and as of yet final single, peaked to number 149 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Come Closer"   Kane 2:59
2. "Rearrange"   Kane, Alex Turner 3:29
3. "My Fantasy"   Kane 3:20
4. "Counting Down the Days"   Kane, Alex Turner 3:21
5. "Happenstance"   Kane, Alex Turner 3:04
6. "Quicksand"   Kane, Gruff Rhys 3:19
7. "Inhaler"   Kane, Sean Bonniwell 3:03
8. "Kingcrawler"   Kane 3:37
9. "Take the Night From Me"   Kane, Andrew Sweeney 2:55
10. "Telepathy"   Kane, Alex Turner 3:07
11. "Better Left Invisible"   Kane, Alex Turner 3:20
12. "Colour of the Trap"   Kane, Alex Turner 3:28
Total length:
 38:57

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
NME [2]
BBC (mixed)[3]
The Guardian [4]
The Observer [5]
Scotsman.com (mixed) [6]
Virgin Media [7]
Hackskeptic [8]
411mania.com [9]
All Noise [10]

The album has had a few positive and a few mixed reviews. All-noise said "Colour Of The Trap is a promising and entertaining first solo effort, if he can get the mix of attention-grabbing chart fodder and deeper, engaging album tracks right then you get the feeling Miles Kane might just become unstoppable", while Scotsman.com said "He has the tunes, but occasionally sounds strained with the effort of being hip and popular. The retro hang-ups get in the way of something undeniably modern. Colour Of The Trap is one of the few to escape that syndrome." Jamie Crossman from NME said "‘Colour Of The Trap’ isn’t quite a perfect debut, but by stepping out from the shadows, Miles Kane has come away smelling of roses."

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[11] 35
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[12] 27
Dutch Albums Chart[13] 61
French Albums Chart[14] 38
Swiss Albums Chart[15] 76
UK Album Chart[16] 11
UK Album Download Chart [17] 7
Scottish Album Chart[18] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Silver 60,000^
Summaries

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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Release history

Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom 6 May 2011 Digital download Columbia Records
9 May 2011 CD

References

  1. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/colour-of-the-trap/id429313143
  2. ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/miles-kane/12039
  3. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/nz28
  4. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/may/05/miles-kane-colour-trap-review
  5. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/may/08/miles-kane-colour-of-the-trap-review
  6. ^ http://www.scotsman.com/music/Album-review-Colour-Of-The.6764743.jp
  7. ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/miles-kane-colour-of-the-trap.php
  8. ^ http://hackskeptic.com/2011/07/29/miles-kane-colour-of-the-trap-2011-review/
  9. ^ http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/185136/Miles-Kane---Colour-of-the-Trap-Review.htm
  10. ^ http://all-noise.co.uk/2011/05/12/miles-kane-album-review-colour-of-the-trap/
  11. ^ "Miles Kane - Colour Of The Trap". www.ultratop.be/nl/. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Miles+Kane&titel=Colour+Of+The+Trap&cat=a. 
  12. ^ "Miles Kane - Colour Of The Trap". www.ultratop.be/fr/. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Miles+Kane&titel=Colour+Of+The+Trap&cat=a. 
  13. ^ "Miles Kane - Colour Of The Trap". dutchcharts.nl/. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Miles+Kane&titel=Colour+Of+The+Trap&cat=a. 
  14. ^ "Miles Kane - Colour Of The Trap". lescharts.com/. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Miles+Kane&titel=Colour+Of+The+Trap&cat=a. 
  15. ^ "Miles Kane - Colour Of The Trap". hitparade.ch/. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Miles+Kane&titel=Colour+Of+The+Trap&cat=a. 
  16. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=50254
  17. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/7/2011-05-21/
  18. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/23/2011-05-21/
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Colour of the Trap in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
Miles Kane
Studio albums
Colour of the Trap (2011)
Singles
"Inhaler"  · "Come Closer"  · "Rearrange"
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