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False Idols

Tricky

False Idols

Tenth studio album from the Bristol trip hop producer

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6.9

Label
Republic of Music
UK Release date
27/05/2013
US Release date
28/05/2013
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  1. 9.0 |   FasterLouder

    Regardless of who it’s for or how it fits into his career arc, it sounds excellent
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  2. 8.0 |   The Independent

    There's a fresh impetus to Tricky's musical muse that enables his dark imaginings to connect again with beautiful simplicity
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  3. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Melodic pop hooks underpin every track – there is not a single moment of the difficult experimentalism or brag-rap posturing that marred more recent albums
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  4. 8.0 |   Clash

    Comes close to vanquishing the spectre of ‘Maxinquaye’, comprising a fleshy and nasally return to form
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  5. 8.0 |   The Observer

    The whole record – dosed with menace – sounds hungry
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  6. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Tricky has come close to making Maxinquaye II. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    We’re a third through 2013, but I’d be shocked if this record is surpassed by many at year’s end
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  8. 7.8 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Perhaps one of Tricky's finest efforts since the '90s
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  9. 7.6 |   AltSounds

    False Idols is a captivating return to form for an artist that really needed to make this album
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  10. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The textured dynamics of these songs pulse with a clean, modern inventiveness, while also echoing the moody tones of his best work
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  11. 7.0 |   All Music

    At least three quarters of the album is top-shelf
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  12. 7.0 |   Uncut

    A return to a winning formula, if not an emphatic return to form. Print edition only

  13. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    Tricky might not have succeeded in bringing his old sound 100% back to life, but as an effort to hit the reset button and rediscover himself, this record's a better-than-expected surprise
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  14. 6.0 |   Q

    Ten LPs in and Adrian Thaws goes looking for his mojo. Print edition only

  15. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    Tricky had his zeitgeist moment nearly 20 years ago but this album deserves to be heard beyond his loyal fanbase
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  16. 6.0 |   Under The Radar

    The issue that plagues False Idols is that we only ever seem to hear the seed of each idea
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  17. 6.0 |   NME

    Tricky's presence feels minimal; his vocals take the form of gnarled, gnomic mutterances. Print edition only

  18. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Ten albums in, the singer proves he still has the juice to keep things interesting, even if he ultimately falls short of his own headstrong expectations
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  19. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Feels all too often like he’s going through well-rehearsed motions rather than plumbing the abyss that made his early music so original and thrilling
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  20. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    He's never going to hit that first high again, but hearing him chase the dragon is rewarding
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  21. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    This is a drab, oddly mechanical collection that perplexes more than it inspires
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