Colours of the Night (Peter Broderick album)

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Colours of the Night
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Studio album by
Peter Broderick
ReleasedApril 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)
StudioVom Dach (Luzern, Switzerland) [1]
Length38:11
Label Bella Union
Producer Timo Keller
Peter Broderick chronology
These Walls of Mine
(2012)		Colours of the Night
(2015)		 Partners
(2016)

Colours of the Night is a studio album by American musician Peter Broderick. [2] It was released on April 27, 2015, through Bella Union. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. [3]

Contents

Background

Colours of the Night was created during the time Peter Broderick stayed in Lucerne, Switzerland. [4] It features contributions from local musicians. [5] It includes his cover version of Stina Nordenstam's song "Get On with Your Life". [6] The album was released on April 27, 2015, through Bella Union. [7] A music video was released for the song "One Way". [8]

Prior to the album's release, Peter Broderick released an EP, (Colours of the Night) Satellite, on October 13, 2014, through Bella Union. [9] A music video was released for the song "Colours of the Night (Satellite Version)". [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [6]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [11]
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MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [13]
NME 6/10 [14]
Uncut 7/10 [15]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Colours of the Night received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 from 8 critic scores. [3]

Ray Honeybourne of The Line of Best Fit commented that "Colours of the Night is a beguiling and yet joyously engaging set that brings the best out in Peter Broderick's voice and takes him far beyond his established musical milieu." [11] Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH stated, "Peter Broderick has clearly been in some dark places since we last heard from him, but here he is back on track – and for that we are abundantly grateful." [13] Gareth James of Clash called the album "Broderick's most complete and satisfying release to date." [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Broderick, except "Get On with Your Life" by Stina Nordenstam.

Colours of the Night track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Red Earth"4:02
2."The Reconnection"2:39
3."Colours of the Night"4:38
4."Get On with Your Life"3:23
5."If I Sinned"3:42
6."Our Best"6:35
7."One Way"2:19
8."On Time"4:35
9."More and More"4:20
10."Rotebode"1:58
Total length:38:11

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [1]

Charts

Chart performance for Colours of the Night
Chart (2015)Peak
position
UK Official Record Store (OCC) [16] 36

References

  1. 1 2 Peter Broderick (2015). Colours of the Night (CD booklet). Bella Union.
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Peter Broderick". AllMusic . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Colours of the Night by Peter Broderick". Metacritic . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ Curtis, Ben (February 10, 2015). "Peter Broderick announces new album and unveils new track, "Red Earth"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ Day, Laurence (March 13, 2015). "Listen: Peter Broderick - "The Reconnection" [Premiere]". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 James, Gareth (May 11, 2015). "Peter Broderick - Colours Of The Night". Clash . Archived from the original on August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Happy release day, Peter Broderick!". Bella Union . April 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ Studarus, Laura (April 8, 2015). "Premiere: Peter Broderick – "One Way" Video". Under the Radar . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Peter Broderick unveils video for EP title track "Colours Of The Night"". Bella Union . October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  10. ↑ Day, Laurence (October 2, 2014). "Watch the new video for Peter Broderick's "Colours Of The Night (Satellite Version)"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Honeybourne, Ray (May 1, 2015). "Peter Broderick - Colours of the Night". The Line of Best Fit . Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ Sheppard, David (May 2015). "Mojo Filter". Mojo : 98.
  13. 1 2 Hogwood, Ben (May 1, 2015). "Peter Broderick – Colours Of The Night". MusicOMH . Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  14. ↑ Gardner, Noel (April 18, 2015). "Reviews". NME : 44.
  15. ↑ Dale, Jon (May 2015). "New Albums". Uncut : 71.
  16. ↑ "Official Record Store Chart on 3/5/2015". Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 30, 2025.

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