Adrian Thaws (album)

Adrian Thaws is the tenth studio album by English trip hop musician Adrian Thaws, known professionally as Tricky. Recorded at Tricky's home studio in London, the album was released on 8 September 2014, through Tricky's own record label False Idols.^[14]

Adrian Thaws
Studio album by Tricky
Released	8 September 2014 (2014-09-08)
Recorded	Tricky's home studio, London
Genre	Trip hop[1] hip house dub[2]
Length	38:15
Label	False Idols
Producer	Tricky[3]
Tricky chronology
False Idols (2013) Adrian Thaws (2014) Skilled Mechanics (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Arts Desk	[6]
The Guardian	[7]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10[8]
NME	6/10[9]
Pitchfork	4.8/10[10]
PopMatters	7/10[1]
Record Collector	[11]
Uncut	[12]
Under the Radar	6/10[13]

The album features guest contributions from various artists, including Nneka, Mykki Blanco, Oh Land, NoLay and Blue Daisy.^[3] On 30 June 2014 Tricky shared the track "Nicotine Love", which features vocal contributions from Irish singer Francesca Belmonte. Cover Art by Zlatimir Arakliev ^[15][16]

Background

On the album's title, which is Tricky's birth name, Tricky stated: "Calling it 'Adrian Thaws' is saying 'You don't really know me.' So many times, people have tried to put a finger on me and every album I go to a different place."^[3] On the album's sound, Tricky also stated:

I suppose this is my club/hip hop album. I've only heard my music a few times in a club but I grew up in clubs from when I was 14: blues parties, hip hop clubs, a few raves. I'm not known for doing club music but this album has some club tracks on it – well, what I would consider club music.^[17]

Michelle Geslani of Consequence of Sound reported that the album features elements from "hip hop, house, jazz, blues, and reggae," while describing the track "Nicotine Love" as "a slinky, body-moving number that seems well-suited for U.K. club-hopping."^[17]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Sun Down" (featuring Tirzah)	Tricky Tirzah		3:42
2.	"Lonnie Listen" (featuring Mykki Blanco and Francesca Belmonte)	Tricky Mykki Blanco Bugle		3:16
3.	"Something in the Way" (featuring Francesca Belmonte)	Tricky Francesca Belmonte		3:25
4.	"Keep Me in Your Shake" (featuring Nneka) (sampled "Heaven Beside You" by Alice in Chains)	Tricky Nneka		3:27
5.	"The Unloved (Skit)"	Alan Johnson		1:10
6.	"Nicotine Love" (featuring Francesca Belmonte)	Tricky Francesca Belmonte		3:07
7.	"Gangster Chronicles" (featuring Bella Gotti) (sampled "Planetary Citizen" by Mahavishnu Orchestra)	Rodney Panton Jeff Tetteh		3:00
8.	"I Had a Dream" (featuring Francesca Belmonte)	Tricky Francesca Belmonte		2:38
9.	"My Palestine Girl" (featuring Blue Daisy)	Tricky Kwesi Darko		3:33
10.	"Why Don't You" (featuring Bella Gotti)	Tricky No Lay		3:33
11.	"Silly Games" (featuring Tirzah)	Dennis Bovell	Janet Kay	3:37
12.	"Right Here" (featuring Oh Land)	Tricky Nanna Øland Fabricius		2:59
13.	"Silver Tongue - When You Go"	Silver Tongue		0:48