False Idols
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Producer | The Antlers, Fifi Rong, Tricky | |||
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False Idols is the ninth studio album by English
The album features guest vocals by Francesca Belmonte, Fifi Rong, Nneka and Peter Silberman of The Antlers.[1][4] The song "Nothing's Changed", which features Francesca Belmonte, was released on 27 February 2013.[5] A music video for "Does It" premiered on 27 March 2013.[6]
Tricky compared False Idols to his debut album, Maxinquaye, concluding that "False Idols is a better album."[4][7] He also stated that "False Idols was about him finding himself again."[5][8]
In support of the album, Tricky was to embark on a ten-date US tour, which would have kicked off in
US visa issues.[9] In 2014 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[10] which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.[11]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100[12] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
Clash | 8/10[14] |
The Independent | [15] |
Mojo | [16] |
musicOMH | [17] |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10[18] |
PopMatters | 8/10[19] |
Q | [20] |
Sputnikmusic | [21] |
Uncut | [22] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Somebody's Sins" | Patti Smith | 2:40 |
2. | "Nothing Matters" | Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, Nneka Lucia Egbuna | 3:23 |
3. | "Valentine" | Thaws, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:16 |
4. | "Bonnie & Clyde" | Thaws | 3:05 |
5. | "Parenthesis" | Thaws, The Antlers | 2:57 |
6. | "Nothing's Changed" | Thaws | 3:19 |
7. | "If Only I Knew" | Thaws, Fifi Rong | 3:14 |
8. | "Is That Your Life" | Thaws, Francesca Belmonte | 2:45 |
9. | "Tribal Drums" | Thaws, Belmonte | 3:35 |
10. | "We Don't Die" | Thaws | 3:11 |
11. | "Chinese Interlude" | Rong | 2:14 |
12. | "Does It" | Thaws, Sharon Shy, Henry Frost | 2:58 |
13. | "I'm Ready" | Thaws, Belmonte | 2:36 |
14. | "Hey Love" | Thaws, David Sylvian | 3:08 |
15. | "Passion of the Christ" | Thaws | 2:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Does It" (Remix by Tricky) | 2:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "We Don't Die" (Remix by Tricky) | 3:22 |
- Sample credits[25]
- "Valentine" contains excerpts from "My Funny Valentine" as performed by Chet Baker.
- "Does It" features a sample from "Love Is a Chainstore" by The Ropes.
- "Hey Love" contains elements from "Ghosts" by Japan.
Personnel
Credits for False Idols adapted from liner notes.[25]
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Charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26] | 34 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] | 17 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28] | 43 |
French Albums ( SNEP)[29]
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93 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] | 83 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] | 72 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] | 30 |
UK Albums (OCC)[33] | 66 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[34] | 15 |
US Billboard 200[35] | 149 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[36] | 24 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[37] | 5 |
Release history
Region | Date | Label |
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Netherlands[38] | 23 May 2013 | False Idols
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Australia[39] | 24 May 2013 | |
Germany[40] | ||
Ireland[41] | ||
France[42] | 27 May 2013 | |
United Kingdom[43] | ||
Italy[44] | 28 May 2013 | |
United States[45] |
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- IPC Media. 26 April 2013. Archived from the originalon 30 April 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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- ^ Hyman, Dan (27 March 2013). "Tricky Gets Ominous in 'Does It' – Premiere". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Murray, Robin (27 February 2013). "Tricky Returns With 'False Idols'". Clash. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- Buzz Media. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Tricky Reschedules North American Tour Dates". trickysite.com. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "IMPALA Awards for European Independent Acts Hit Record Levels | Impala". impalamusic.org.
- ^ "IMPALA Awards for European Independent Acts Hit Record Levels | Impala". Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "False Idols – Tricky". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Jason Lymangrover (27 May 2013). "False Idols – Tricky | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Tricky – False Idols | Reviews | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Andy Gill (24 May 2013). "Album review: Tricky, False Idols (False Idols) – Reviews – Music". The Independent. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Some 18 years after his astonishing debut album Maxinquaye, Tricky has come close to making Maxinquaye II. [Jul 2013, p.88]
- ^ Mainzer, Jordan (28 May 2013). "Tricky – False Idols | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Tricky: False Idols | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- Pop Matters. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ False Idols might fall short of such heights [of his debut], but at least sounds like the same person made it to the studio. [Jul 2013, p.111]
- ^ Campbell, Hernan (27 May 2013). "Album Review – Tricky: False Idols". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ A return to a winning formula, if not an emphatic return to form. [Jun 2013, p.79]
- Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "False Idols (Bonus Track Version) by Tricky". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ False Idols. 2013. K7308CD.)
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