{"product_id":"tricky-different-when-its-silent","title":"Tricky - Different When It's Silent","description":"\u003cp\u003eHis 15th studio album and first full-length release under his own name in six years, Different When It’s Silent is a direct, focused record that reconnects with the distinctive sonic language that has defined Tricky’s work since his groundbreaking 1995 debut, Maxinquaye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing a premiere by Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 6 Music, the album’s first single, “Out Of Place” arrives as a powerful closing moment for the record.\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing longtime collaborator Marta, the track pairs Marta’s restrained vocal with Tricky’s urgent, almost punk-like delivery.\u003cbr\u003eThe contrast between the two creates a dynamic finale that captures the album’s stripped back intensity.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally written for Marta’s own album, Tricky ultimately reclaimed “Out Of Place” for Different When It’s Silent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDifferent When It’s Silent follows a prolific period of activity.\u003cbr\u003eSince 2020’s Fall to Pieces, Tricky has released music under several different guises, including the collaborative project Lonely Guest, the Fifteen Days project with producer Mike Theis under the name Theis Thaws, and last year’s joint record Out The Way with Marta, al via his own label, False Idols.\u003cbr\u003eYet returning to an album under his own name took on a different shape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In my mind it was another side project” he explains.\u003cbr\u003eBut after hearing the material, his manager Alan McGee felt the songs clearly belonged to a Tricky record.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded between Tricky’s home in France and sessions in Bristol, the album draws strongly on the musical community that shaped him.\u003cbr\u003eCentral to its sound is the voice of Bristol singer Mitch Sanders, whose soulful falsetto runs through much of the record.\u003cbr\u003eTheir connection reflects a shared musical background and an instinctive chemistry that carries through the performances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross 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.\u003cbr\u003eThe album moves fluidly across styles while maintaining the restless experimentation that has defined his work for more than three decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I just love making music” Tricky says.\u003cbr\u003e“I’m grateful I’ve had the chance to live this life and keep creating.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Different When It’s Silent, Tricky delivers one of the most focused and powerful records of his career - a reminder that artists who build their own language never fall out of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"False Idols","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":58245672010060,"sku":"BLX-14762","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58245672042828,"sku":"BLX-14763","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vinyl LP Transparent Red Indie Ex.","offer_id":58245673451852,"sku":"BLX-14764","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0841\/2738\/3884\/files\/tricky.png?v=1785328910","url":"https:\/\/badlands.co.uk\/products\/tricky-different-when-its-silent","provider":"Badlands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}