Black Light (Groove Armada album)

Black Light
Studio album by
Groove Armada
Released29 January 2010
Recorded2009
Genre
Length52:46
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerGroove Armada
Groove Armada chronology
Soundboy Rock
(2007) 		Black Light
(2010) 		White Light
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Consequence of SoundC+[3]
musicOMH[4]
NME6/10[5]
PopMatters7/10[6]
Q[7]
Resident Advisor[8]
Slant[9]
URB[10]
Uncut[11]

Black Light is the sixth studio album by the London electronic duo Groove Armada. Black Light combines the more mainstream-oriented sound of its predecessor, Soundboy Rock, with the rock spirit of Lovebox,[citation needed] and the band makes use of 1980s synthesizers for the first time.[citation needed] The album is influenced by David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Numan, New Order and Roxy Music.[12]

The vocal collaborations on the album include Bryan Ferry, Fenech-Soler, Jess Larrabee, Nick Littlemore, Saint Saviour and Will Young.

The album received a nomination for the 53rd Grammy Awards in the category Best Electronic/Dance Album. The song "Paper Romance" is in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 11.

  1. ^ "Black Light by Groove Armada". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ "allmusicguide review".
  3. ^ Young, Alex. "Groove Armada – Black Light". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ^ "MusicOMH review". Archived from the original on 8 March 2010.
  5. ^ "NME review". NME.
  6. ^ "PopMatters review".
  7. ^ Their best and most cohesive album since 1999's "Vertigo." [Mar 2010, p.111]
  8. ^ Girard, Stéphane. "Groove Armada - Black Light". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine.
  10. ^ "URB review". Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.
  11. ^ Though their frothy, soulless hits have rarely displayed originality or purpose, Groove Armada's sixth is a revelation. [Mar 2010, p.86]
  12. ^ Andy Cato quote Retrieved 21 November 2009