Mixing Colours | ||||
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Released | 20 March 2020 | |||
Length | 75:15 | |||
Label | Deutsche Grammophon | |||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 [1] |
Metacritic | 72/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Exclaim! | 6/10 [4] |
The Line of Best Fit | 9/10 [5] |
Paste | 6.7/10 [6] |
Pitchfork | 5.8/10 [7] |
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Mixing Colours is a collaborative studio album by English brothers Roger Eno and Brian Eno. It was released on 20 March 2020 under Deutsche Grammophon. [9]
While they worked together on Apollo , this album marks the first time that the brothers have made a full album together. [10]
Mixing Colours was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 11 reviews. [2] Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus as 74 out of 100 based on 12 reviews. [11]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Spring Frost" | 4:07 |
2. | "Burnt Umber" | 4:15 |
3. | "Celeste" | 4:22 |
4. | "Wintergreen" | 4:10 |
5. | "Obsidian" | 5:06 |
6. | "Blonde" | 4:10 |
7. | "Dark Sienna" | 3:47 |
8. | "Verdigris" | 4:03 |
9. | "Snow" | 4:40 |
10. | "Rose Quartz" | 4:07 |
11. | "Quicksilver" | 5:12 |
12. | "Ultramarine" | 2:27 |
13. | "Iris" | 2:53 |
14. | "Cinnabar" | 3:20 |
15. | "Desert Sand" | 4:50 |
16. | "Deep Saffron" | 4:38 |
17. | "Cerulean Blue" | 4:05 |
18. | "Slow Movement: Sand" | 4:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Spring Frost" | 4:07 |
2. | "Burnt Umber" | 4:15 |
3. | "Celeste" | 4:22 |
4. | "Wintergreen" | 4:10 |
5. | "Obsidian" | 5:06 |
6. | "Blonde" | 4:10 |
7. | "Dark Sienna" | 3:47 |
8. | "Verdigris" | 4:03 |
9. | "Snow" | 4:40 |
10. | "Rose Quartz" | 4:07 |
11. | "Quicksilver" | 5:12 |
12. | "Ultramarine" | 2:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Iris" | 2:53 |
2. | "Cinnabar" | 3:20 |
3. | "Desert Sand" | 4:50 |
4. | "Deep Saffron" | 4:38 |
5. | "Moss" | 3:20 |
6. | "Violet" | 3:58 |
7. | "Manganese" | 3:17 |
8. | "Vermillion" | 3:26 |
9. | "Malachite" | 4:05 |
10. | "Marble" | 6:20 |
11. | "Pewter" | 4:00 |
12. | "Cerulean Blue" | 4:05 |
13. | "Slow Movement: Sand" | 4:55 |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 69 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [13] | 37 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] | 26 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [15] | 64 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [16] | 23 |
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