Adrian Thaws | ||||
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Released | 8 September 2014 | |||
Recorded | Tricky's home studio, London | |||
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Length | 38:15 | |||
Label | False Idols | |||
Producer | Tricky[3] | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100[4] |
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The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[8] |
NME | 6/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 4.8/10[10] |
PopMatters | 7/10[1] |
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Under the Radar | 6/10[13] |
Adrian Thaws is the tenth studio album by English trip hop musician Adrian Thaws, known professionally as Tricky. Recorded at Tricky's home studio in London, the album was released on 8 September 2014, through Tricky's own record label False Idols.[14]
The album features guest contributions from various artists, including Nneka, Mykki Blanco, Oh Land, NoLay and Blue Daisy.[3] On 30 June 2014 Tricky shared the track "Nicotine Love", which features vocal contributions from Irish singer Francesca Belmonte. Cover Art by Zlatimir Arakliev [15][16]
On the album's title, which is Tricky's birth name, Tricky stated: "Calling it 'Adrian Thaws' is saying 'You don't really know me.' So many times, people have tried to put a finger on me and every album I go to a different place."[3] On the album's sound, Tricky also stated:
I suppose this is my club/hip hop album. I've only heard my music a few times in a club but I grew up in clubs from when I was 14: blues parties, hip hop clubs, a few raves. I'm not known for doing club music but this album has some club tracks on it – well, what I would consider club music.[17]
Michelle Geslani of Consequence of Sound reported that the album features elements from "hip hop, house, jazz, blues, and reggae," while describing the track "Nicotine Love" as "a slinky, body-moving number that seems well-suited for U.K. club-hopping."[17]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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1. | "Sun Down" (featuring Tirzah) | Tricky, Tirzah | 3:42 | |
2. | "Lonnie Listen" (featuring Mykki Blanco and Francesca Belmonte) | Tricky, Mykki Blanco, Bugle | 3:16 | |
3. | "Something in the Way" (featuring Francesca Belmonte) | Tricky, Francesca Belmonte | 3:25 | |
4. | "Keep Me in Your Shake" (featuring Nneka) (sampled "Heaven Beside You" by Alice in Chains) | Tricky, Nneka | 3:27 | |
5. | "The Unloved (Skit)" | Alan Johnson | 1:10 | |
6. | "Nicotine Love" (featuring Francesca Belmonte) | Tricky, Francesca Belmonte | 3:07 | |
7. | "Gangster Chronicles" (featuring Bella Gotti) (sampled "Planetary Citizen" by Mahavishnu Orchestra) | Rodney Panton, Jeff Tetteh | 3:00 | |
8. | "I Had a Dream" (featuring Francesca Belmonte) | Tricky, Francesca Belmonte | 2:38 | |
9. | "My Palestine Girl" (featuring Blue Daisy) | Tricky, Kwesi Darko | 3:33 | |
10. | "Why Don't You" (featuring Bella Gotti) | Tricky, No Lay | 3:33 | |
11. | "Silly Games" (featuring Tirzah) | Dennis Bovell | Janet Kay | 3:37 |
12. | "Right Here" (featuring Oh Land) | Tricky, Nanna Øland Fabricius | 2:59 | |
13. | "Silver Tongue - When You Go" | Silver Tongue | 0:48 |