Knowle West Boy
Knowle West Boy is the seventh studio album by musician and producer Tricky, released by Domino Records on 7 July 2008 in Europe, and 9 September 2008 in North America.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 July 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Length | 45:53 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | Tricky, Bernard Butler | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.8/10 [5] |
| Rolling Stone |  |
| Uncut | |
| The Boston Phoenix | |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | |
| NME | |
| PopMatters | |
Track listing
All music is composed by Tricky and Bernard Butler except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Puppy Toy" (ft. Alex Mills) | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Bacative" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Joseph" (ft. Joseph Franklin Hunt) | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Veronika" (Tricky, Veronika Coassolo) | 3:00 |
| 5. | "C'mon Baby" | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Council Estate" | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Past Mistake" | 5:07 |
| 8. | "Coalition" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Cross to Bear" | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Slow" (Kylie Minogue, Mr. Dan, Emilíana Torrini) | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Baligaga" | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Far Away" (Tricky, Veronika Coassolo) | 3:38 |
| 13. | "School Gates" | 3:47 |
Track notes
- "Council Estate" appeared in Chuck.
- "Coalition" appeared in the PS2 and Wii release of Need for Speed: Undercover.
- "Baligaga" appeared in Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
- "Past Mistake" appeared in the UK TV series Ideal and the US TV series The Following.
- "Slow" is a cover of the song originally performed by Kylie Minogue and features vocals from British actress Carmen Ejogo.
Details
The first single, "Council Estate", samples "Roads" by Portishead from the 1994 album Dummy. It was the first single that Tricky had ever done with just himself on vocals. He commented: "I couldn't whisper that song. I had to come out of myself and do a loud, screaming vocal. I wanted to be a proper frontman on that one."[13]
"Cross to Bear" features guest vocals from Hafdís Huld.
"Veronika" is a cover of the song "Livido Amniotico" by Subsonica (ft. Veronika Coassolo), which was first published as one of three previously unreleased studio tracks in their 2003 live album "Controllo del livello di rombo"
References
- https://www.metacritic.com/music/knowle-west-boy/tricky
- Allmusic review
- Knowle still offers a diverse evocation of his childhood in the proverty-riddled district of the title. [12 Sep 2008]
- http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Tricky
- Pitchfork Media review
- Rolling Stone review
- Uncut review
- http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/69485-TRICKY-KNOWLE-WEST-BOY/
- The Guardian review
- https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-tricky-knowle-west-boy-domino-859579.html
- https://www.nme.com/reviews/tricky/9780
- PopMatters review
- Tricky (April 2008). "Domino Publishing | Artists | Tricky". Domino Publishing. Retrieved 25 January 2010.