Adrian Thaws (album)

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]

Adrian Thaws
Studio album by
Tricky
Released8 September 2014 (2014-09-08)
RecordedTricky's home studio, London
Genre
Length38:15
LabelFalse Idols
ProducerTricky[3]
Tricky chronology
False Idols
(2013)		 Adrian Thaws
(2014)		 Skilled Mechanics
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Pitchfork Media4.8/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Skinny[8]
NME6/10[9]
PopMatters7/10[1]
Uncut[10]
The Arts Deck[11]
Under the Radar6/10[12]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[13]

The album features guest contributions from various artists, including Nneka, Mykki Blanco, Oh Land, NoLay and Blue Daisy.[3] On June 30, 2014, Tricky shared the track "Nicotine Love", which features vocal contributions from Irish singer Francesca Belmonte. Cover Art by Zlatimir Arakliev [15][16]

Background

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]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
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 BovellJanet Kay3:37
12."Right Here" (featuring Oh Land)Tricky, Nanna Øland Fabricius 2:59
13."Silver Tongue - When You Go"Silver Tongue 0:48

References
  1. "Tricky: Adrian Thaws".
  2. "Tricky - Adrian Thaws". Clash. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. "Tricky announces new album 'Adrian Thaws' – listen". NME. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. "Adrian Thaws by Tricky".
  5. "Adrian Thaws - Tricky - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
  6. "Tricky: Adrian Thaws Album Review - Pitchfork".
  7. Bakare, Lanre (4 September 2014). "Tricky: Adrian Thaws review – sticking to his own unnerving path" – via The Guardian.
  8. "Tricky – Adrian Thaws - Album Review - The Skinny".
  9. NME.COM. "Tricky - 'Adrian Thaws' - NME.COM".
  10. Adrian Thaws is another decent entry in the latterday Trickypedia, rolling along on circular bluesfunk grooves and furtive whisper-croak boy-girl vocals. [Oct 2014, p.79]
  11. "CD: Tricky - Adrian Thaws | The Arts Desk". www.theartsdesk.com.
  12. "Adrian Thaws".
  13. "Tricky - Adrian Thaws".
  14. Gordon, Jeremy (30 June 2014). "Tricky Announces New Album Adrian Thaws, Shares "Nicotine Love". Cover Art by Zlatimir Arakliev". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  15. Joyce, Colin (30 June 2014). "Tricky Announces New Album With Addictive 'Nicotine Love'". Spin. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  16. Murray, Robin (30 June 2014). "Tricky Returns With New Album 'Adrian Thaws'". Clash. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  17. Geslani, Michelle (30 June 2014). "Tricky announces new album, Adrian Thaws, streams "Nicotine Love"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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