Trick (Jamie T album)

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Trick
Trick cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Jamie T
Released2 September 2016
Genre
Length48:46
Label Virgin, Harvest
Producer James Dring, Jamie T
Jamie T chronology
Carry on the Grudge
(2014)		Trick
(2016)		 The Theory of Whatever
(2022)
Singles from Trick
  1. "Tinfoil Boy"
    Released: 30 June 2016
  2. "Power Over Men"
    Released: 10 August 2016
  3. "Drone Strike"
    Released: 31 August 2016

Trick is the fourth album by London indie rock artist Jamie T, released on 2 September 2016 through Virgin Records and Harvest Records. The first single from the album was "Tinfoil Boy", which was first played on Annie Mac's Radio 1 show on 29 June, and was released for download on 30 June. The second single from the album, "Power Over Men", was first played as Annie Mac's 'Hottest Record in the World' on 9 August, and was made available on streaming services the following day. On 30 August, Annie Mac also played 2 of the album tracks - "Tescoland" and "Sign of the Times", and on the same day Zane Lowe premiered the album track "Drone Strike" on Beats 1, which was made available on streaming services the following day. The album was released in full at midnight on 2 September.

Contents

To promote the album, Jamie T embarked on an extensive 18-date tour of the UK and Ireland, including 3 nights at London's Brixton Academy.

The album artwork is the 1843 Paul Falconer Poole work entitled "Solomon Eagle", which depicts the English composer and Quaker Solomon Eagle - the subject of track 8 on the album. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10 [2]
Metacritic 78/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Clash 8/10 [5]
Evening Standard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 5/5 [9]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Uncut 7/10 [13]

Trick has been greeted with enthusiasm by music critics, with many praising the diversity of genres on the album. According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Trick received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 13 critic scores. [3]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
NME NME's Albums of the Year 20162016
14 [14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Tinfoil Boy"4:13
2."Drone Strike"3:26
3."Power Over Men"3:39
4."Tescoland"4:00
5."Police Tapes"4:20
6."Dragon Bones"4:09
7."Joan of Arc"3:37
8."Solomon Eagle"3:50
9."Robin Hood"3:24
10."Sign of the Times"4:11
11."Crossfire Love"4:30
12."Self Esteem"5:27
Total length:48:46

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] 35
Irish Albums (IRMA) [16] 100
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 6
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 3

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