The raspy Bristol enigma Tricky might not currently have the same vaunted status as his fellow trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack and Portishead. But the man has made some absolutely brain-melting music, and his voice still has a ton of gravitas. Today, Tricky announces his new album Different When It's Silent, the follow-up to 2020's Fall To Pieces.
Since 2020, Tricky has released a bunch of side-project records under aliases like Lonely Guest, and manager Alan McGee had to convince him that his new songs belong on a proper Tricky LP. The record includes guest vocals from Bristol singer Mitch Sanders and from longtime Tricky collaborator Marta Złakowska, who appears on lead single "Out Of Place." It's a stark, flickery post-punk track, and I don't remember Tricky ever sounding quite this much like Tom Waits, though I guess they're both Massive Attack collaborators now.
Below, check out the Steve Gullick-directed "Out Of Place" video, as well as the Different When It's Silent tracklist and Tricky's many upcoming UK and European tour dates.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Still See Me There"
02 "I’m Yours"
03 "Be Still In Your Pain"
04 "I Tried"
05 "So Cold"
06 "Paris Maybe"
07 "Cannon Fodder"
08 "Because I Don’t Know"
09 "Marinade"
10 "Radana"
11 "Piano"
12 "Frontier Town"
13 "Hengrove Blues"
14 "Out Of Place"
TOUR DATES:
5/10 - Nottingham, UK @ The Palais
5/12 - Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar St
5/15 - London, UK @ Troxy
5/16 - Manchester, UK @ Aviva Studios
5/17 - Bristol, UK @ Beacon
5/23 - Bydgoszcz, Poland @ Drums Fusion Festival
5/24 - Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
5/25 - Paris, France @ Trianon
5/26 - Lyon, France @ Radiant
5/28 - Antwerp, Belgium @ De Roma
5/29 - Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje
5/30 - Maastricht, Netherlands @ Muziekgieterij
6/01- Den Haag, Netherlands @ Paard
6/03 - Groningen, Netherlands @ De Oosterpoort
6/04 - Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys
6/05 - Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja
6/07 - Prague, Czechia @ Meet Factory
6/08 - Vienna, Austria @ Wuk
6/09 - Budapest, Hungary @ A38 Ship
6/11 - Bucharest, Romania @ Quantic Pub
6/12 - Sofia, Bulgaria @ OMO the club
6/13 - Zagreb, Croatia @ Boogaloo
6/14 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Kaufleuten
6/16 - Bern, Switzerland @ Bierhübeli
6/18 - Hamburg, Germany @ Mojo Club
6/20 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
6/24 - Cologne, Germany @ Kantine
6/26 - Malmö, Sweden @ Slagthuset
6/27 - Uppsala, Sweden @ Parksnäckan
6/28 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Filmstudion
7/04 - Amarante, Portugal @ Mimo Festival
7/09 - Milan, Italy @ Triennale (Palace Of Art)
8/23 - Brecon Beacons, UK @ Green Man Festival
8/29 - Bristol, UK @ Forwards Festival
9/02 - Vilnius, Lithuania @ Kably's
9/03 - Riga, Latvia @ Spelet Concert Hall
9/04 - Narva, Estonia @ Station Narva Festival
Different When It's Silent is out 7/17 on Tricky's own False Idols label.
