Route One or Die

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Route One or Die
Route One or Die.jpg
Studio album by
Three Trapped Tigers
Released30 May 2011 (2011-05-30)
Length42:49
Label Blood and Biscuits
Three Trapped Tigers chronology
Route One or Die
(2011)		Silent Earthling
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 405 9/10 [2]
Clash 7/10 [3]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [4]
Loud and Quiet 9/10 [5]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 8/10 [7]
No Ripcord9/10 [8]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Route One or Die is the debut studio album by British experimental rock band Three Trapped Tigers. It was released on 30 May 2011 by Blood and Biscuits Records. [10]

Contents

Release

Three Trapped Tigers announced the release of their debut studio Route One or Die on 4 March 2011. [10]

The first single "Cramm" was released on 8 March 2011. [11]

On 1 June 2011, Three Trapped Tigers released the music video "Noise Trade". [12]

Tour

In support of the album, the band went on a UK tour with indie band Tall Ships in May 2011. [10]

Critical reception

Route One or Die was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84 based on 6 reviews. [1]

In a review for Loud and Quiet , Matthias Scherer explained: "Route One or Die contains eight pieces of music that are melodic and thunderously fun. It's the latter quality that is often hard to pull off in instrumental music, but Three Trapped Tigers combine electronic influences with riffs Mastodon could do worse than rip off. [5] Mark Davison at No Ripcord said: "Route One or Die is many things – immense, joyful, weird and above all aptly titled, as you'd be hard-pressed to find another debut album released this year – British or otherwise – that sounds so completely vibrant and alive." [8] In The 405 , Tom Davenport wrote: "Three Trapped Tigers are simply a rock band with the bravery to try anything. Some of this album feels like genuinely new ground, and it is a joy to comprehend. While Route One Or Die might fall short of perfection, it will remain a masterpiece." [2]

Accolades

Publications' year-end list appearances for Route One or Die
Critic/PublicationListRankRef
DIY DIY's Top 50 Albums of 201123 [13]
The Line of Best Fit The Line of Best Fit's Top 50 Albums of 201142 [14]

Track listing

Route or Die track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Cramm"4:58
2."Noise Trade"4:58
3."Creepies"5:39
4."Ulnastrictor"5:24
5."Zil"4:09
6."Drebin"4:46
7."Magne"6:52
8."Reset"6:03

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  2. 1 2 Davenport, Tom (6 July 2011). "The 405 Review". The 405 . Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Salmon, Will (31 May 2011). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Stephen Gettings, Paul (25 May 2011). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 Scherer, Matthias. "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet . Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Paton, Daniel. "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Parker, Rob (25 May 2011). "NME Review". NME . Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. 1 2 Davison, Mark (12 August 2011). "No Ripcord Review". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Wiseman, Sam (4 May 2011). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny . Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 Slater, Luke (4 March 2011). "Three Trapped Tigers album gets release date, track listing". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  11. ↑ Slater, Luke (8 March 2011). "Listen: New Three Trapped Tigers track 'Cramm'". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Slater, Luke (1 June 2011). "Watch: Three Trapped Tigers - 'Noise Trade'". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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