Colour of the Trap

Colour of the Trap is the debut solo album by English musician Miles Kane, released on 6 May 2011 by Columbia Records.[1] It was mainly written by Kane and frequent collaborator Alex Turner alongside Gruff Rhys and Sean Bonniwell. It was produced in London by Rhys, Dan Carey, Dan the Automator and Craig Silvey. The record features guest musicians Clémence Poésy on the track "Happenstance" and Noel Gallagher on "My Fantasy". The cover features a black and white picture of Kane, taken by Laurence Ellis, with his name superimposed in light purple. The album peaked to number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.

Colour of the Trap
Colour of the Trap album cover
Studio album by
Miles Kane
Released6 May 2011 (2011-05-06)
Recorded2010–2011
Studio
Genre
Length38:57
LabelColumbia
Producer
Miles Kane chronology
Colour of the Trap
(2011)		 First of My Kind
(2012)
Singles from Colour of the Trap
  1. "Inhaler"
    Released: 19 November 2010
  2. "Come Closer"
    Released: 18 February 2011
  3. "Rearrange"
    Released: 25 March 2011

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
NME7/10[3]
BBC(mixed)[4]
The Guardian[5]
Q Magazine8/10[6]
Scotsman.com(mixed)[7]
Virgin Media[8]
Hackskeptic[9]
411mania.com[10]
All Noise[11]

The album received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 15 reviews. All-noise said "Colour of the Trap is a promising and entertaining first solo effort, if he can get the mix of attention-grabbing chart fodder and deeper, engaging album tracks right then you get the feeling Miles Kane might just become unstoppable", while Scotsman.com said "He has the tunes, but occasionally sounds strained with the effort of being hip and popular. The retro hang-ups get in the way of something undeniably modern. Colour of the Trap is one of the few to escape that syndrome." Jamie Crossman from NME said "‘Colour of the Trap’ isn’t quite a perfect debut, but by stepping out from the shadows, Miles Kane has come away smelling of roses."

Singles

Three singles were released from the album. "Inhaler" was the first singled to be released, peaking at number 171 on the UK Singles Chart. "Come Closer" was the second single to be released from the album, reaching 85 on the UK Singles Chart. "Rearrange", the album's third and as yet final single, peaked to number 149 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come Closer"Kane2:59
2."Rearrange"Alex Turner, Kane3:29
3."My Fantasy"Kane3:20
4."Counting Down the Days"Alex Turner, Kane3:21
5."Happenstance"Alex Turner, Kane3:04
6."Quicksand"Kane, Gruff Rhys3:19
7."Inhaler"Kane, Sean Bonniwell3:03
8."Kingcrawler"Kane3:37
9."Take the Night From Me"Kane2:55
10."Telepathy"Alex Turner, Kane3:07
11."Better Left Invisible"Alex Turner, Kane3:20
12."Colour of the Trap"Alex Turner, Kane3:28
Total length:38:57
Japanese iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Rainbow Woman"2:42
14."Before It's Midnight"2:59
15."Morning Comes"3:47
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Come Closer" (Live at RAK video)2:55
14."Rearrange" (Live at RAK video)3:31
15."Quicksand" (Live at RAK video)3:16
16."Kingcrawler" (Live at RAK video)4:30
17."My Fantasy" (Live at RAK video)3:29
Total length:54:03

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[12] 35
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[13] 27
Dutch Albums Chart[14] 61
French Albums Chart[15] 38
Swiss Albums Chart[16] 76
UK Album Chart[17] 11
UK Album Download Chart[18] 7
Scottish Album Chart[19] 7

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom 6 May 2011 Digital download Columbia Records
9 May 2011 CD

Personnel

Credits adapted from Colour of the Trap liner notes.[21]

  • Miles Kane – vocals, guitar
  • Dan Carey – bass, keyboards
  • Leo Taylor – drums
  • Gruff Rhys – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8), bass (8)
  • Lianne Barnes – backing vocals (1, 2, 11, 12)
  • Chris Walmsley – drums (3, 8, 9)
  • Ben Parsons – keyboards (8)
  • Eugene McGuinness – backing vocals, guitar (6)
  • Noel Gallagher – backing vocals (3)
  • Clémence Poésy – vocals (4)
  • Antonia Pagulatos – violin (3, 12)
  • Oli Langford – violin (3, 12)
  • Mike Pagulatos – viola (3, 12)
  • Isabelle Dunn – cello (3, 12)
  • Phillip Anderson – bass (6)
  • Andrew Waterworth – double bass (9)
  • Osian Gwynedd – piano (9)
Production
  • Dan Carey – production (1-5, 7, 10-12)
  • Gruff Rhys – production (8, 9)
  • Craig Sylvey – production (6, 8, 9), backing vocal recording (6)

References
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  4. "Music – Review of Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap". BBC. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  5. Hazel Sheffield (5 May 2011). "Miles Kane: The Colour of the Trap – review | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  6. Q Magazine
  8. Album Review by Johnny Dee (9 May 2011). "Miles Kane: Colour Of The Trap Album Review – Reviews – Music". Virginmedia.vom. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  9. "Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap (2011): Review « The Hackskeptic's View". Hackskeptic.com. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  10. "Music – Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap Review". 411mania.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  11. All-Noise. "Miles Kane new album review – Colour of the Trap". All-noise.vo.uk. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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  13. "Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap". Ultratop.be/fr.
  14. "Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap". Dutchcharts.nl.
  15. "Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap". Lescharts.com.
  16. "Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap". Hitparade.ch.
  17. "Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  18. "2011-05-21 Top 40 UK Album Downloads Archive". Official Charts Company. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  19. "2011-05-21 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  20. "British album certifications – Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap". British Phonographic Industry.
  21. "Miles Kane – Colour Of The Trap (2011, CD)". Discogs.com. 5 August 2023.
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