Black Traffic Explained

Black Traffic
Type:	studio
Artist:	Skunk Anansie
Cover:	Black Traffic.jpg
Released:	17 September 2012
Genre:	Alternative rock, hard rock
Length:	37:50^[1]
Producer:	Chris Sheldon, Skunk Anansie
Prev Title:	Wonderlustre
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Anarchytecture
Next Year:	2016

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.

Track listing

All tracks written by Skunk Anansie.

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"

^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Black Traffic. Amazon Germany.
2. Web site: Brit Rockers Skunk Anansie Back on the Road.
3. Web site: 13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before | Impala . 2017-11-02 . 2018-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180718084112/http://www.impalamusic.org/node/163 . dead .
4. Web site: Skunk Anansie - Black Traffic. Discogs.