Tricky – Different When It’s Silent (LP)

Tricky’s 15th studio album is a direct, powerful and focused reminder that artists who build their own language never fall out of time .

Different When It’s Silent draws strongly on the musical community that shaped him and central to its sound is the voice of fellow Bristolian, Mitch Sanders, whose soulful falsetto runs through much of the record. Their connection reflects a shared musical background and an instinctive chemistry that carries through the performances.

Across fourteen tracks, Tricky blends skeletal blues, brooding electronics, distorted guitars and stark hip-hop rhythms into a sound that feels both stripped-back and expansive. The album moves fluidly across styles while maintaining the restless experimentation that has defined his distinctive sonic language for more than three decades(!)