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
ununiform
(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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