Fall to Pieces (album)

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Fall to Pieces
Tricky Fall To Pieces.jpg
Studio album by
Released4 September 2020 (2020-09-04)
Recorded Berlin
Length28:30
Label False Idols
Producer Tricky
Tricky chronology
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(2017)
Fall to Pieces
(2020)

Fall to Pieces is the fourteenth studio album by English trip hop artist Tricky. It was released on 4 September 2020 via False Idols. It features guest appearances from Marta and Oh Land.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 7/10 [4]
Exclaim! 7/10 [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Arts Desk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [9]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut 6/10 [11]
Under the Radar 8.5/10 [12]

Fall to Pieces was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73 based on twelve reviews. [2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.7 out of 10, based on thirteen reviews. [1] The aggregator Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus as 73 out of 100, based on fifteen reviews. [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws.

No.TitleLength
1."Thinking Of" (featuring Marta)2:11
2."Close Now" (featuring Marta)1:37
3."Running Off" (featuring Oh. Land)1:44
4."I'm in the Doorway" (featuring Oh. Land)2:51
5."Hate This Pain" (featuring Marta)3:23
6."Chills Me to the Bone" (featuring Marta)2:16
7."Fall Please" (featuring Marta)2:27
8."Take Me Shopping" (featuring Marta)2:44
9."Like a Stone" (featuring Marta)3:26
10."Throws Me Around" (featuring Marta)3:15
11."Vietnam" (featuring Marta)2:28
Total length:28:30

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 45
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] 29
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 69
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [18] 3
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC) [19] 6

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