Black/Red Explained

Black/Red
Type:studio
Artist:Feeder
Cover:Feeder - Black-Red album cover.webp
Alt:A lightning bolt design separating black and red coloured halves
Recorded:2022–2023
Studio:The Treehouse
Genre:Alternative rock[1]
Length:
  • 31:45 (Black)
  • 34:19 (Red)
  • 66:04 (Full album)
Label:
  • Big Teeth
  • Townsend
Producer:
Prev Title:Torpedo
Prev Year:2022

Black/Red is the twelfth studio album by Welsh rock band Feeder, released on 5 April 2024 via Big Teeth Music, Townsend Music and Absolute Label Services. A double album, it completes a trilogy that began with its predecessor, 2022's Torpedo.[2] [3] [4]

Background

Lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Grant Nicholas has said that the decision to release the record as a double album was made with the listener in mind, describing it as "almost like a musical production with an interval." He also described writing the album as a "musical pilgrimage" and a "labour of love", which resulted in a record of "undeniable Feeder".

Nicholas stated that "The Knock" is a "song about a highway or road of life and the journey in which it can take us on and the challenges we face along the way". In addition, he said that he had "a very clear visual image for "Soldiers of Love", almost like a film soundtrack. It's the first time we've recorded bagpipes on a Feeder track as we felt they would add to the slight Celtic feel of the song. It was originally going to stay more of an acoustic style track but I felt the song could be more cinematic and grander sonically."[5]

The album was supported by a tour of the United Kingdom through March of 2024. It began on 2 March at the Junction in Cambridge and ended on 28 March at the Roundhouse in London.[2]

Reception

The album debuted at No.8 in the UK album charts with first week consumption figures of just over 7,300. In most weeks this would have guaranteed a top 5 entry, but ended up releasing in one of the most busiest sales weeks of the year, in which the top 17 albums all had figures of at least 5,000; the first time in 16 weeks. However, the band expressed on their Instagram page that this is their 11th career top 10 album, a span that has so far lasted 25 years and their fifth top 10 album in succession.

The tour in support of the album was also one of the band's longest and best-selling.

Personnel

Feeder

Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Album review: Feeder – Black / Red. Kerrang. Sutherland . Mark . 4 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Feeder share two new singles, announce double Black/Red album and 2024 UK tour. NME. Dunworth. Liberty. 23 October 2023. 17 December 2023.
  3. Feeder have announced a new double-album, Black / Red. Kerrang!. Carter. Emily. 23 October 2023. 17 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Ling . Dave . 2024-03-06 . Feeder are thirty years old in 2024, and they're ready to release a double album . 2024-03-12 . Louder . en.
  5. Web site: Listen to Feeder's two new singles "The Knock" and "Soldiers of Love". NME. Jones. Damien. 24 November 2023. 17 December 2023.