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8.0
70202
8.0 |
musicOMH
The strength of the album lies in seductive, occasionally sleazy undertones
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8.0
70278
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s a dance record, yes, but one that few people are going to be actually dancing to
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7.0
70325
7.0 |
NME
A solid modern dance record and bears no trace of Bloc Party
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7.0
70238
7.0 |
Clash
Sweet, intimate and tender, ‘Trick’ is a tempting treat
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7.0
70342
7.0 |
All Music
Trick's smooth blend of house, R&B, and pop influences is in keeping with the more subdued direction of some 2010s dance
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7.0
70415
7.0 |
PopMatters
Trick sees Kele throwing many ideas upon a canvas. It’s just a shame that it’s already splattered with the paint of his predecessors
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7.0
70200
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
He's had a reputation for being guarded in the past, but on Trick, we see him wear his heart on his sleeve
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7.0
70589
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Plundering the same RnB goldmine as Deptford Goth and Kindness, this is emotive bedroom music, albeit if Kele’s place of kip was the back seat of a Bow-bound night bus
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6.0
70684
6.0 |
Q
A largely electronic affair. Print edition only
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6.0
70201
6.0 |
FasterLouder
Musically, he displays a great talent for building the foundation of an excellent dance track but too often the tracks fall short of delivering the peaks that define great dance dynamics
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6.0
70198
6.0 |
The Music
Kele minimises the sometimes camp excess of House for an album of aggressive beats combining with his internal emotional lyric drama
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6.0
70203
6.0 |
DIY
‘Trick’ is something of a nostalgia trip; and old-school soul, retro club music and electronic R&B is a much more comfortable setting for him
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6.0
70204
6.0 |
Uncut
The Bloc Party singer's comedown record: confessional, emotional and, in places, a bit much. Print edition only
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6.0
70227
6.0 |
The Guardian
It remains a joy to hear a man once notorious for giving grumpy interviews and kicking members of Art Brut sounding so liberated
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6.0
70413
6.0 |
Pitchfork
Trick is a curious solo album because Okereke is more than content to take the backseat on his own tracks
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6.0
70255
6.0 |
The FT
The beats flow by in a sinuous fashion, a polished backdrop for the Bloc Party lead singer’s yearning vocals
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5.8
70425
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
Trick might not be a must-have album for working DJs across the tech-house scene, but it’s an earnest passion project that will once again bring some new faces into the worlds of dance music and indie alike
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5.8
70672
5.8 |
Earbuddy
In all points where The Boxer was in-your-face, loud and thumping, Trick is subdued
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4.0
71656
4.0 |
Beardfood
He has such a distinctive voice, yet it gets lost amongst the maze of sub-par, middle of the road beats
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4.0
70329
4.0 |
Under The Radar
Trick is more a straight rehash of '90s R&B than any kind of homage, and without the tunes to justify it
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3.5
70199
3.5 |
The 405
Trick is Okereke in voice only; gone are the jittery and genuinely interesting beats of 'The Boxer' and in their place are structures straight out of the generic dance music rule book
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