A N D

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A N D
Tricot AND.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)
Studio
Genre Math rock
Length47:51
Label Bakuretsu
Tricot chronology
T H E
(2013)
A N D
(2015)
3
(2017)
Singles from A N D
  1. "Break"
    Released: August 6, 2014 [1]
  2. "E"
    Released: February 18, 2015 [2]

A N D is the second studio album by Japanese math rock band Tricot. It was released on March 18, 2015 by the band's own label Bakuretsu Records. [3] The album was released internationally by Topshelf Records on April 13, 2018. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ikkyu Nakajima; all music is composed by Tricot (Nakajima, Motoko Kida and Hiromi Sagane).

No.TitleLength
1."Noradrenaline"4:03
2."Hashire" (走れ)3:32
3."E"3:38
4."Colorless Aquarium" (色の無い水槽)2:55
5."Kobe Number" (神戸ナンバー)3:42
6."Kieru" (消える)4:35
7."Pieeen A N D Ver." (ぱい~ん A N D ver.)4:13
8."Shoku-taku" (食卓)4:15
9."Niwa" ()3:19
10."CBG"3:12
11."QFF"6:55
12."Break"3:32
Total length:47:51

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [5]

Tricot

  • Motoko "Motifour" Kida – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ikkyu Nakajima – vocals, guitar
  • Hiromi "Hirohiro" Sagane – bass, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Bobo – drums (tracks 3, 7)
  • H Zett M – piano and electric piano (tracks 7, 11)
  • Toshiki Hata – drums (tracks 1, 4)
  • Kazutaka Komaki – drums (track 10)
  • Muneomi Senju – drums (tracks 2, 6)
  • Kousuke Wakiyama – drums and percussion (tracks 5, 11)
  • Miyoko Yamaguchi – drums (tracks 8, 9, 12)

Production

Design

  • Misato Ishihara – design
  • Toshimitsu Koda – photography
  • Tetsuro Shima – hair, makeup

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6] 34
Japanese Top Albums Sales ( Billboard Japan ) [7] 35
Japanese Top Independent Albums and Singles ( Billboard Japan ) [8] 3

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