Black Holes (album)

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Black Holes
Black Holes The Blue Stones.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 2015 (2015-10-20) (re-released October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26))
RecordedSummer 2015
Genre
Length33:09
Label eOne
Producer
  • Brett Humber
  • Ian Blurton
  • Tarek Jafar
  • Justin Tessier
The Blue Stones chronology
Black Holes Demos
(2016)
Black Holes
(2015)
Hidden Gems
(2021)
Singles from Black Holes
  1. "Black Holes (Solid Ground)"
    Released: 2016
  2. "Rolling with the Punches"
    Released: 2018
  3. "Be My Fire"
    Released: 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Atwood7.1/10 [4]
BeatRoute Positive [5]
Canadian Beats7/10 [1]
Side Stage Positive [6]

Black Holes is the debut studio album by Canadian blues rock band, The Blue Stones. The album was released on October 20, 2015. [7] The album was re-released on October 26, 2018, through Entertainment One.

Contents

Music videos

The first music video released was "Black Holes (Solid Ground)" which was re-released as a music video on November 27, 2018, through Billboard. [8]

Track listing

All music is composed by Tarek Jafar and Justin Tessier

No.TitleLength
1."Airlock"0:56
2."The Drop"3:40
3."Black Holes (Solid Ground)"3:06
4."The Hard Part"3:44
5."Be My Fire"3:13
6."Lay"3:28
7."Rolling with the Punches"3:21
8."Little Brother"2:51
9."Midnight"3:48
10."Orbit"0:48
11."Magic"4:14
Total length:33:09

Personnel

The following were credited for the album. [9]

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