Upon its release , '' Sound & Color '' received positive reviews . At the review aggregator Metacritic , the album currently holds a score of 80 based on 30 critics , indicating " generally favorable reviews " . Writing for '' Exclaim ! '' , Andrea Warner called the record a " deliberately weird record , but authentically weird ; it 's chaotic yet cohesive , full of sound , colour and unshakable vision . " Barry Nicholson of '' NME '' compared it favorably to the band 's first album , writing , " whereas their debut was cast in sepia hues and downhome earthiness , its follow-up is a more kaleidoscopic affair . " '' Sound & Color '' garnered six nominations at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards ; it was nominated for the Album of the Year , marking the group 's first nomination in the category . The album was also nominated for Grammy Award for Producer of the Year , Non-Classical ( Blake Mills ) , and won Best Alternative Music Album , Best Engineered Album , Non-Classical ( Shawn Everett and Bob Ludwig ) . " Do n't Wan na Fight " won for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song
58th Annual Grammy Awards
58th Annual Grammy Awards
Sound & Color