A Flash Flood of Colour

A Flash Flood of Colour
Studio album by
Enter Shikari
Released16 January 2012[1]
RecordedMay–June 2011
StudioKarma Sound Studios, Bang Saray, Thailand; The Fortress, London
Genre
Length42:29
LabelAmbush Reality
ProducerDan Weller, Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari chronology
Tribalism
(2010) 		A Flash Flood of Colour
(2012) 		The Mindsweep
(2015)
Alternative cover
First pressing vinyl artwork
Singles from A Flash Flood of Colour
  1. "Sssnakepit"
    Released: 20 September 2011
  2. "Gandhi Mate, Gandhi"
    Released: 2 December 2011
  3. "Arguing with Thermometers"
    Released: 9 January 2012
  4. "Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here"
    Released: 29 June 2012

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.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Enter Shikari". Twitter. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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