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8.0
69054
8.0 |
The Guardian
An artist who's still capable of surprising, disturbing and revelling in his own idiosyncracies
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8.0
69156
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
There isn’t a trace of self-pity, just a dedication to being himself, scars and all
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8.0
69337
8.0 |
All Music
If False Idols was the return, Adrian Thaws is the great diversification, and if being disappointed with your universally accepted classic inspires greatness like this, then Maxinquaye be damned (but only in Tricky's presence)
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8.0
69051
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Tricky’s struck gold once again with this
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8.0
69052
8.0 |
The Skinny
Sleekly modern rather than desperately modish
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7.0
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Tiny Mix Tapes
One of the best things about Adrian Thaws is its stubborn and unfashionable sensibility
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
Restless, furiously inventive and resolutely original, Tricky shows no signs of thawing just yet
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7.0
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The Music
Overflows with tense claustrophobic atmospheres redolent with asphyxiating fumes vaporised by the heat coming off some pretty hot and sweaty moves
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7.0
69225
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PopMatters
One of his most successful attempts to achieve reconciliation between the strengths of his established sound, and his need to progress as an artist
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7.0
69058
7.0 |
Uncut
Rolling along on circular blues-funk grooves and furtive whisper-croak boy-girl vocals Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
Tricky may not be reinventing the wheel, but his focus is sharper than ever. Print edition only
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6.0
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NME
Brilliant, frustrating and fatally inconsistent
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6.0
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6.0 |
Under The Radar
Adrian Flaws won't convert the uninitiated, but it is a worthwile addition to Tricky's already-proven oeuvre
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6.0
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The Observer
The hip-house-based Nicotine Love is especially fine, but even the slighter tracks attest to Tricky’s rebirth
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6.0
69910
6.0 |
Q
Trip-hop trailblazer finally drops his guard. Print edition only
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6.0
69053
6.0 |
Exclaim
The first half of the record clashes significantly with the latter half
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5.0
70036
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Fact
It suffers from the same issues that have blighted his last few: directionless genre-hopping, unimaginative productions, and a general absence of Tricky himself
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4.8
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4.8 |
Pitchfork
An album that bears both his names but offers less of himself than ever before
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